inculpate
Point finger at
To inculpate is to accuse or implicate someone in wrongdoing—the opposite of exculpate.
The word appears most often in legal contexts: The documents inculpated several high-ranking officials.
Evidence that inculpates points toward guilt rather than away from it.
Formally charge with crime
- arraignFormally charge in court
- prosecuteBring criminal charges
- chargeCost or accusation
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
evidence · witness · defendant · indictment · allegation · deposition · affidavit · subpoena
Cost or accusation
- allegeAssert without substantiation
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
- fingerHand's grasping extension
name · identify · report · expose · unmask · out · snitch · betray
indict
Formally charge with crime
testimony · evidence · witness · defendant · indictment · allegation · deposition · affidavit · subpoena · cross-examination
charge
Cost or accusation
- allegeAssert without substantiation
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
finger · name · identify · report · expose · unmask · out · snitch · betray
involve
To contain as part
associate · embroil · enmesh · entangle · complicity · conspiracy · frame · entrap · ensnare · damning
fault
Imperfection or blame
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- reproachExpression of disappointment
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty