INCRIMINATING

criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory

(adjective) charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; “incriminatory testimony”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incriminating (comparative more incriminating, superlative most incriminating)

Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.

Verb

incriminating

present participle of incriminate

Source: Wiktionary


INCRIMINATE

In*crim"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incriminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incriminating.] Etym: [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in + criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See Criminate.]

Definition: To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RAREFACTION

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