Incriminate
(verb)
- To indicate or suggest that (someone) is guilty of a crime or offense.
- To accuse or charge (someone) with a crime or wrongdoing.
- To provide evidence or testimony that incriminates someone.
Origin:
From the latin word "incriminatus" meaning "to accuse" or "to bring a charge against".
Examples:
- The evidence incriminated him in the crime.
- The witness's testimony incriminated the defendant.
- The security footage incriminated the thief.
- The email incriminated the employee in the embezzlement case.
- The DNA evidence incriminated the suspect.