inculpated
Shown to be guilty
Inculpated means accused or implicated in wrongdoing.
The word is formal and appears mostly in legal or investigative contexts: The documents inculpated several high-ranking officials.
Evidence that inculpates someone suggests their guilt, as opposed to evidence that exculpates or clears them.
Charged with wrongdoing
- implicatedShown to be involved
- indictedFormally charged legally
- suspectedBelieved possibly guilty
- denouncedPublicly accused or condemned
arraigned · charged · blamed · fingered · named · identified · incriminated · alleged
Formal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defendantParty facing charges
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
testimony · allegation · trial · charges · plea · verdict · conviction · witness
Moral self-reproach
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
accountability · complicity · involvement · wrongdoing · misconduct · transgression · offense · perpetrator
Moral self-reproach
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
confession · repentance · atonement · self-reproach · compunction · self-blame · regret · apology
accused
Charged with wrongdoing
- implicatedShown to be involved
- indictedFormally charged legally
- suspectedBelieved possibly guilty
denounced · arraigned · charged · blamed · fingered · named · identified · incriminated · alleged · cited
indictment
Formal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defendantParty facing charges
evidence · testimony · allegation · trial · charges · plea · verdict · conviction · witness · counsel
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- responsibilityState of being answerable
liability · accountability · complicity · involvement · wrongdoing · misconduct · transgression · offense · perpetrator · wrongdoer
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
penitence · confession · repentance · atonement · self-reproach · compunction · self-blame · regret · apology · absolution
falsely
Contrary to fact
defamed · slandered · libeled · besmirched · vilified · smeared · tarnished · discredited · framed · scapegoated
inculpatedexculpated
Cleared of wrongdoing
exonerated · absolved · vindicated · cleared · acquitted
inculpate, inculpation, inculpating, inculpates, inculpatory