incriminated
Shown to be guilty
Incriminated is the past tense of incriminate, meaning to make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.
Evidence incriminates a suspect; testimony incriminates an accomplice.
To incriminate yourself is to say or do something that suggests your own guilt: The deleted emails incriminated several executives.
He refused to answer, fearing he would incriminate himself.
Charged with wrongdoing
- blamedHeld at fault
- implicatedShown to be involved
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- indictedFormally charged legally
denounced · arraigned · prosecuted · alleged · fingered · named · identified · suspected
Responsible for wrongdoing
- culpableDeserving of blame
- blameworthyDeserving of censure
- liableLegally responsible for something
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
at-fault · condemned · complicit · accomplice · co-conspirator · involved · connected · linked
Scientific crime-scene analysis
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
confession · documentation · proof · paper-trail · recordings · surveillance · corroboration · exhibits
Pursuing legal charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- verdictOfficial court decision
- convictionFirmly held belief
defendant · courtroom · testimony · cross-examination · arraignment · plea · subpoena · defense
accused
Charged with wrongdoing
- blamedHeld at fault
- implicatedShown to be involved
- chargedFormally accused of crime
indicted · denounced · arraigned · prosecuted · alleged · fingered · named · identified · suspected · reported
guilty
Responsible for wrongdoing
- culpableDeserving of blame
- blameworthyDeserving of censure
- liableLegally responsible for something
responsible · at-fault · condemned · complicit · accomplice · co-conspirator · involved · connected · linked · associated
forensics
Scientific crime-scene analysis
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
witness · confession · documentation · proof · paper-trail · recordings · surveillance · corroboration · exhibits · bloodstain
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- verdictOfficial court decision
conviction · defendant · courtroom · testimony · cross-examination · arraignment · plea · subpoena · defense · judge
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
incriminatedexonerated
Cleared of wrongdoing
cleared · absolved · acquitted · vindicated · exculpated
incriminatedexonerated
Cleared of wrongdoing
vindicated · absolved · cleared · blameless · rehabilitated
incriminate, incrimination, incriminating, incriminates, incriminations