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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