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Synonyms for incriminating


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-krim-uh-neyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkrɪm əˌneɪt



Définition of incriminating

Origin :
  • 1730, back-formation from incrimination or else from Medieval Latin incriminatus, past participle of incriminare "to incriminate," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + criminare "to accuse of a crime," from crimen (genitive criminis) "crime" (see crime). Related: Incriminated; incriminating.
  • adj inculpating
Example sentences :
  • But my most urgent task was speedily to make way with the incriminating corpse.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Not even from Valentina could he hope for mercy, so incriminating was the note he had penned.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The incriminating confession was not on Hawk Kennedy's clothing.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • Or did he go there in the hope of incriminating Morley further?
  • Extract from : « The Winning Clue » by James Hay, Jr.
  • We'd have to have positive evidence that an incriminating document was in existence.
  • Extract from : « Alarm Clock » by Everett B. Cole
  • Never again in all his lifetime did the incriminating W reappear.
  • Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • The most she had hoped to discover were incriminating papers.
  • Extract from : « Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls » by Edith Van Dyne (AKA L. Frank Baum)
  • No—it's incriminating, but not sufficient evidence to convict.
  • Extract from : « The Youngest Girl in the Fifth » by Angela Brazil
  • They could not, of course, go on with this incriminating vehicle.
  • Extract from : « The Sleuth of St. James's Square » by Melville Davisson Post
  • Her other arm was held behind her back with incriminating care.
  • Extract from : « Young Blood » by E. W. Hornung

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