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单词 incriminate
释义

Definition of incriminate in English:

incriminate

verb ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪt
[with object]
  • Make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.

    he refused to answer questions in order not to incriminate himself
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Horse flies, deer flies, stable flies, horn flies, and others have been incriminated in disease transmission through interrupted feeding.
    • But it provides the protection against giving evidence in which you might incriminate yourself.
    • Chick had during his evidence withdrawn much, if not all, of his evidence incriminating Sherwood and O'Brien.
    • Nobody is held accountable or the evidence is insufficient to incriminate anyone.
    • In doing so she noticed the half written text totally incriminating him and his nefarious activities.
    • Yes sir, I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it may incriminate me!
    • One Poke, the author of her pregnancy, gave evidence of a conversation incriminating the doctor.
    • Cindy got the tape that incriminates Grant after she heard Marley tell Jake where it was hidden.
    • I accept the evidence of all three Crown witnesses that they have not attempted to manufacture together a script to incriminate the accused.
    • Given a fair wind and, more to the point, given the burden and standard of proof required to incriminate him, this story might well have worked.
    • Fairness to the person who has incriminated himself and any others affected by the incriminating statement and any danger of oppression would also be relevant considerations.
    • Benicia invited Martin to lunch to discuss evidence that could incriminate him in the embezzlement.
    • This opinion will, therefore, address the problem facing an attorney who in fact takes possession of physical evidence which incriminates a client and the disclosure of which to third parties could be damaging to the client.
    • However, Germany has insisted it cannot bend its laws forbidding supplying evidence that could incriminate someone facing execution.
    • The appellant was not compelled to incriminate himself.
    • He gave evidence, of course, having been warned that he could refuse to answer any question that might incriminate him.
    • There was no need of any evidence that might incriminate him for treason.
    • I certainly didn't expect to have an in-house investigator running over my every word looking for evidence to incriminate me.
    • It doesn't tell you anything that matters, anything that incriminates me.
    • You do not have to answer the questions if you believe the answers might incriminate you.
    Synonyms
    implicate, involve
    blame, accuse, denounce, inform against, blacken the name of
    entrap
    informal frame, set up, point the finger at, stick/pin the blame on, grass on, rat on
    British informal fit up
    archaic inculpate

Derivatives

  • incrimination

  • noun ɪnkrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌkrɪməˈneɪʃ(ə)n
    • The Law Commission proposed that the privilege should be restricted to incrimination for crimes punishable by imprisonment.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • However he used a special defence of incrimination to blame his two co-accused.
      • He appeared on subpoena and declined to answer a number of questions directed to the documents on the ground of potential self incrimination.
      • ‘One weakness in the original defence case is that they never developed the defence of incrimination,’ he said.
      • I could use anything I wanted, but I had to put it back exactly as I had found it and dust off my fingerprints to avoid incrimination.
  • incriminatory

  • adjective ɪnˈkrɪmɪnət(ə)riɪnˈkrɪmənəˌtɔri
    • The open mind and willingness to change, when a different direction is identified, might be a better, and less incriminatory way forward for a county which cannot afford to lose any supportive voice or money.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It seems that the incriminatory photos were taken in the vicinity of Decani.
      • Either counsel had agreed or the judge had ruled (correctly in our view) that these were incriminatory admissions which had not been made under caution and should not, therefore, go before the jury.
      • The defendant in domestic proceedings had argued that national law was incompatible with Community law because it was obliged to produce incriminatory evidence.
      • Months after they suspected a new regime was required, and weeks after they opted to effect that change, there are still no incriminatory words coming from the committee.

Origin

Mid 18th century (earlier (mid 17th century) as incrimination): from late Latin incriminat- 'accused', from the verb incriminare, from in- 'into, towards' + Latin crimen 'crime'.

Rhymes

discriminate, eliminate, recriminate
 
 

Definition of incriminate in US English:

incriminate

verbɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪtinˈkriməˌnāt
[with object]
  • Make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; strongly imply the guilt of (someone)

    he refused to answer questions in order not to incriminate himself
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nobody is held accountable or the evidence is insufficient to incriminate anyone.
    • In doing so she noticed the half written text totally incriminating him and his nefarious activities.
    • It doesn't tell you anything that matters, anything that incriminates me.
    • The appellant was not compelled to incriminate himself.
    • You do not have to answer the questions if you believe the answers might incriminate you.
    • I certainly didn't expect to have an in-house investigator running over my every word looking for evidence to incriminate me.
    • However, Germany has insisted it cannot bend its laws forbidding supplying evidence that could incriminate someone facing execution.
    • Chick had during his evidence withdrawn much, if not all, of his evidence incriminating Sherwood and O'Brien.
    • Cindy got the tape that incriminates Grant after she heard Marley tell Jake where it was hidden.
    • He gave evidence, of course, having been warned that he could refuse to answer any question that might incriminate him.
    • Horse flies, deer flies, stable flies, horn flies, and others have been incriminated in disease transmission through interrupted feeding.
    • This opinion will, therefore, address the problem facing an attorney who in fact takes possession of physical evidence which incriminates a client and the disclosure of which to third parties could be damaging to the client.
    • Yes sir, I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it may incriminate me!
    • Benicia invited Martin to lunch to discuss evidence that could incriminate him in the embezzlement.
    • Given a fair wind and, more to the point, given the burden and standard of proof required to incriminate him, this story might well have worked.
    • But it provides the protection against giving evidence in which you might incriminate yourself.
    • I accept the evidence of all three Crown witnesses that they have not attempted to manufacture together a script to incriminate the accused.
    • There was no need of any evidence that might incriminate him for treason.
    • One Poke, the author of her pregnancy, gave evidence of a conversation incriminating the doctor.
    • Fairness to the person who has incriminated himself and any others affected by the incriminating statement and any danger of oppression would also be relevant considerations.
    Synonyms
    implicate, involve

Origin

Mid 18th century (earlier ( mid 17th century) as incrimination): from late Latin incriminat- ‘accused’, from the verb incriminare, from in- ‘into, towards’ + Latin crimen ‘crime’.

 
 
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