incriminating
Evidence against you
Incriminating describes evidence or statements that suggest guilt or wrongdoing: incriminating documents, incriminating testimony.
Something incriminating makes a person appear responsible for a crime or misdeed.
The Fifth Amendment protects against self-incrimination—being forced to provide incriminating evidence against yourself.
Exposing to harm or scandal
- damningProving guilt conclusively
- inculpatoryTending to establish guilt
- discreditingDamaging another's reputation
- implicatingShowing involvement in wrongdoing
unfavorable · condemning · exposing · revealing · suggestive · suspicious · telltale · undeniable
Demonstration of truth
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- documentsFormal written records
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
footage · exhibit · paper trail · fingerprints · DNA · bloodstains · ballistics · confession
Ridge patterns identifying individuals
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- bloodstainsDried hemoglobin discolorations
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- toxicologyScience of poisons
fibers · trace evidence · hair · footprints · gunshot residue · luminol · serology · tire tracks
Formal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- verdictOfficial court decision
- convictionFirmly held belief
guilty plea · defendant · prosecutor · witness · trial · felony · charges · arraignment
Assertion lacking proof
- accusationClaim someone did wrong
- chargeCost or accusation
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- insinuationIndirect, usually negative suggestion
finger-pointing · denunciation · indictment · complaint · imputation · reproach · censure · condemnation
Moral self-reproach
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
accountability · complicity · involvement · participation · connection · wrongdoing · misconduct · cover-up
compromising
Exposing to harm or scandal
- damningProving guilt conclusively
- inculpatoryTending to establish guilt
- discreditingDamaging another's reputation
implicating · unfavorable · condemning · exposing · revealing · suggestive · suspicious · telltale · undeniable · irrefutable
proof
Demonstration of truth
surveillance · footage · exhibit · paper trail · fingerprints · DNA · bloodstains · ballistics · confession · admission
fingerprints
Ridge patterns identifying individuals
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- bloodstainsDried hemoglobin discolorations
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
toxicology · fibers · trace evidence · hair · footprints · gunshot residue · luminol · serology · tire tracks · handwriting
indictment
Formal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- verdictOfficial court decision
conviction · guilty plea · defendant · prosecutor · witness · trial · felony · charges · arraignment · grand jury
allegation
Assertion lacking proof
- accusationClaim someone did wrong
- chargeCost or accusation
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
insinuation · finger-pointing · denunciation · indictment · complaint · imputation · reproach · censure · condemnation
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- responsibilityState of being answerable
liability · accountability · complicity · involvement · participation · connection · wrongdoing · misconduct · cover-up · conspiracy
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
incriminatingexculpatory
Clearing of wrongdoing
exonerating · absolving · clearing · vindicating · acquitting
incriminatingexonerating
Clearing of wrongdoing
vindicating · redeeming · exculpating · clearing · rehabilitating