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Definition of incrimination

incrimination

/ɪnˌkrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
in · crim · i · na · tion
Adverb:incriminatingly
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Plural:incriminations
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Adjective:incriminatory
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• noun

1

The act of charging someone with a crime or exposing them to an accusation of fault or wrongdoing; the state of being implicated in an offense.

Example

"The witness invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination during the congressional hearing."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin incriminatio, a noun of action from the verb incriminare ('to accuse of a crime'), formed from in- ('into, upon') and crimen ('judicial charge, indictment, fault').

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