verb
- past tense of criminate; to accuse of or charge with a crime; to incriminate
Usage: formal or legal context; often used in passive voice or with reflexive pronoun
Examples
- The witness criminated the suspect in the robbery.
- He criminated himself by confessing to the police.
- The evidence criminated several members of the organization.
- She was criminated on the basis of false testimony.
- The documents criminated the executives in the fraud scheme.