To show or suggest that someone is guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.
From Medieval Latin 'incriminare' meaning 'to accuse of a crime', from 'in-' (into) and 'crimen' (charge, crime). It literally means 'to charge into crime'.
To incriminate someone is to push them into the category of ‘criminal’ in people’s minds. That’s why ‘incriminating evidence’ is so powerful—it doesn’t just describe, it reshapes how we see a person.
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