incriminate
Make look guilty
To incriminate is to make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing, typically by providing evidence against them: The documents incriminated several executives in the fraud scheme.
You can incriminate yourself by revealing information that suggests your own guilt—hence the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
The word carries legal weight but extends to any situation where evidence points to blame: His silence only incriminated him further.
Suggest involvement in wrongdoing
- indictFormally charge with crime
- chargeCost or accusation
- prosecuteBring criminal charges
- arraignFormally charge in court
allege · denounce · inculpate · finger · name · point · identify · connect
Acknowledge wrongdoing openly
- admitConfess or grant entry
- revealMake something visible
- discloseReveal hidden information
- divulgeReveal private information
acknowledge · implicate · betray · expose · blurt · slip · volunteer · statement
Suggest involvement in wrongdoing
- convictJailed offender after trial
- damnMild expletive
- exposeMake known publicly
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
document · prove · establish · demonstrate · corroborate · substantiate · verify · confirm
One who attests
- testifyGive sworn evidence
- swornBound by formal promise
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- affidavitSworn written statement
statement · oath · perjury · cross-examination · corroborate · subpoena · hearsay · allegation
implicate
Suggest involvement in wrongdoing
arraign · allege · denounce · inculpate · finger · name · point · identify · connect · link
confess
Acknowledge wrongdoing openly
divulge · acknowledge · implicate · betray · expose · blurt · slip · volunteer · statement · Miranda
implicate
Suggest involvement in wrongdoing
compromise · document · prove · establish · demonstrate · corroborate · substantiate · verify · confirm · trail
witness
One who attests
- testifyGive sworn evidence
- swornBound by formal promise
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
affidavit · statement · oath · perjury · cross-examination · corroborate · subpoena · hearsay · allegation · accusation
incrimination, incriminating, incriminated, incriminates, incriminations