noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of incriminating someone. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incriminatus ( + -ion), from incrimino, from Latin crimino. Equivalent to incriminate + -ion.

Related phrases

self-incrimination

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