verb
- to charge with fault or crime; to incriminate or blame
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The witness testimony served to inculpate the defendant in the robbery.
- New evidence emerged that could inculpate several high-ranking officials.
- The prosecutor sought to inculpate the suspect through circumstantial evidence.
- His own statements seemed to inculpate him in the scandal.
- The investigation aimed to inculpate those responsible for the financial fraud.
- Documents found at the scene helped inculpate the primary suspect.