inculpatoryadj.
/ɪnˈkʌlpətəri/ Tending to inculpate or incriminate; attributing fault or blame.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [adjective] > involved in accusing
plainand1397
impugningc1450
plainant1467
criminousc1485
surmising1535
accusing1548
accusant1604
appeaching1637
decriminating1670
inculpative1802
imputative1824
inculpatory1837
inculpating1892
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iii. ii. 173 From the Southern Cities come Addresses of an almost inculpatory character.
1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. xi. 495 The second of the inculpatory letters.
1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory II. 158 A very sufficient vocabulary of inculpatory words.
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