criminate

crim·i·nate

C0748500 (krĭm′ə-nāt′)tr.v. crim·i·nat·ed, crim·i·nat·ing, crim·i·nates To incriminate.

[Latin crīminārī, crīmināt-, to accuse, from crīmen, crīmin-, accusation; see crime.]

crim′i·na′tion n.crim′i·na′tive, crim′i·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.crim′i·na′tor n.

criminate

(ˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Law) to charge with a crime; accuse2. to condemn or censure (an action, event, etc)3. (Law) short for incriminate[C17: from Latin crīminārī to accuse] ˌcrimiˈnation n ˈcriminative, criminatory adj ˈcrimiˌnator n

crim•i•nate

(ˈkrɪm əˌneɪt)

v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. to incriminate. [1635–45; < Latin crīminātus, past participle of crīminārī to accuse. See crime, -ate¹] crim`i•na′tion, n. crim′i•na`tor, n.

criminate

Past participle: criminated
Gerund: criminating

Imperative
criminate
criminate

Present
I criminate
you criminate
he/she/it criminates
we criminate
you criminate
they criminate

Preterite
I criminated
you criminated
he/she/it criminated
we criminated
you criminated
they criminated

Present Continuous
I am criminating
you are criminating
he/she/it is criminating
we are criminating
you are criminating
they are criminating

Present Perfect
I have criminated
you have criminated
he/she/it has criminated
we have criminated
you have criminated
they have criminated

Past Continuous
I was criminating
you were criminating
he/she/it was criminating
we were criminating
you were criminating
they were criminating

Past Perfect
I had criminated
you had criminated
he/she/it had criminated
we had criminated
you had criminated
they had criminated

Future
I will criminate
you will criminate
he/she/it will criminate
we will criminate
you will criminate
they will criminate

Future Perfect
I will have criminated
you will have criminated
he/she/it will have criminated
we will have criminated
you will have criminated
they will have criminated

Future Continuous
I will be criminating
you will be criminating
he/she/it will be criminating
we will be criminating
you will be criminating
they will be criminating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been criminating
you have been criminating
he/she/it has been criminating
we have been criminating
you have been criminating
they have been criminating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been criminating
you will have been criminating
he/she/it will have been criminating
we will have been criminating
you will have been criminating
they will have been criminating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been criminating
you had been criminating
he/she/it had been criminating
we had been criminating
you had been criminating
they had been criminating

Conditional
I would criminate
you would criminate
he/she/it would criminate
we would criminate
you would criminate
they would criminate

Past Conditional
I would have criminated
you would have criminated
he/she/it would have criminated
we would have criminated
you would have criminated
they would have criminated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	criminate - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"accuse, incriminate, impeachreproach, upbraid - express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"arraign - accuse of a wrong or an inadequacyrecriminate - return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in returnlodge, file, charge - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
	2.	criminate - rebuke formallycensure, reprimandcriticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"animadvert - express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark

criminate

verbTo cause to appear involved in or guilty of a crime or fault:implicate, incriminate, inculpate.

Criminate

TO CRIMINATE. To accuse of a crime; to admit having committed a crime or misdemeanor.
2. It is a rule, that a witness cannot be compelled to answer any question which has a tendency to expose him to a penalty, or to any kind of punishment, or to a criminal charge. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 3209-12; 4 St. Tr. 6; 10 How. St. Tr. 1096; 6 St. Tr. 649; 16 How. St. Tr. 1149; 2 Dougl. R. 593; 2 Ld. Raym. 1088; 24 How. St. Tr. 720; 16 Ves. jr. 242; 2 Swanst. Ch. R. 216; 1 Cranch. R. 144; 2 Yerg. R. 110 5 Day, Rep. 260; I Carr., & Payne, 11 2 Nott & M'C. 13; 6 Cowen, Rep. 254; 2 Peak. N. P. C. 106; 1 John. R. 498; 12 S. & R. 284; 8 Wend. 598.
3. An accomplice, admitted to give evidence against his associates in guilt, is bound to make a full and fair confession of the whole truth respecting the subject-matter of the prosecution; but he is not bound to answer with respect to his share in other offences, in which he was not concerned with the prisoner. 9 Cowen, R. 721, note (a); 2 Carr. & Payne, 411. Vide Disgrace,; Witness;

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verb to cause to appear involved in or guilty of a crime or fault

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verb bring an accusation against

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verb rebuke formally

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