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incrimination

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of incriminating someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his incrimination was based on my testimony
  • the police laid the blame on the driver

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inculpation, blame

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: accusation, accusal

Narrower terms: self-incrimination

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обвинение (obvinenie) — accusation of wrongdoing
  • Bulgarian: осъждане (osǎždane) — accusation of wrongdoing
  • Finnish: syytös — accusation of wrongdoing
  • French: incrimination — accusation of wrongdoing
  • Polish: inkryminacja — accusation of wrongdoing
  • Russian: обвине́ние (obvinénije) — accusation of wrongdoing