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Definitions for incriminating
in·crim·i·nat·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatoryadjective
charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
"incriminatory testimony"
Wiktionary
incriminatingadjective
Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.
Etymology: incriminate + -ing
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incriminating
Incriminating refers to involving or appearing to involve someone in an illegal activity, crime or wrongdoing, often by providing evidence that proves guilt or wrongness. It generally applies to statements, evidence, or actions that suggest a person's involvement in a crime or condemnable action.
Webster Dictionary
Incriminating
of Incriminate
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incriminating in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incriminating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of incriminating in a Sentence
You don’t just make up lies for the sake of lying, you lie in particular when there is a reason for you to lie. And, generally speaking in this context, when it relates to incriminating evidence, correct?
This case is about abusing the power of the subpoena to force Exxon to turn over many decades’ worth of records, so an attorney general with an agenda can pore over them in hopes of finding something incriminating, [It] ... represents an effort to punish Exxon for daring to hold an opinion on climate change that differs from that of radical environmentalists.
The government has to show there's incriminating evidence, they can't unlock a phone and have a fishing expedition.
They found nothing incriminating.
One standard would be easy for government to satisfy, which is that [ Avenatti ] knows the password, the other is harder : Does government know information on the device is incriminating.
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