1. tending to establish guilt or blame; incriminating
Usage: legal

Examples

• The prosecutor presented inculpatory evidence linking the defendant to the crime scene.
• His fingerprints on the weapon were highly inculpatory.
• The witness testimony was more inculpatory than the defense had expected.
• The judge ruled that the inculpatory statements were admissible in court.
• DNA evidence provided the most inculpatory proof against the suspect.
• The defense attorney argued that the inculpatory evidence was circumstantial.