Definition

1. Verb:
   • To suggest, imply, or provide evidence that someone is guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; to incriminate.
   • To involve or implicate someone in a fault or blame.

Usage

The verb "inculpate" is a formal term used primarily in legal, official, or academic contexts. It describes the act of making an accusation or presenting facts that point toward someone's guilt. It is often used in the passive voice (to be inculpated). It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the person being accused).

Examples

• The new evidence served to inculpate the suspect, linking him directly to the scene.
• During the interrogation, the witness refused to inculpate his colleague.
• He was inculpated by his own contradictory statements to the police.
• The lawyer argued that the testimony was designed solely to inculpate her client without proof.

Advanced Usage

• "to inculpate oneself": To say or do something that provides evidence of one's own guilt.
  • By fleeing the scene, he inadvertently inculpated himself.

Variants and Related Words

• Inculpation (noun): The act of inculpating; the state of being inculpated.
  • The inculpation of the official led to a formal inquiry.
• Inculpatory (adjective): Serving to inculpate; implying guilt.
  • The prosecutor presented inculpatory documents to the court.

Synonyms

• Incriminate
• Implicate
• Accuse
• Charge
• Blame

Antonyms

• Exculpate (to clear from alleged fault or guilt)
• Exonerate
• Absolve
• Vindicate

Related Phrases

• "Evidence that inculpates": Proof or testimony that suggests guilt.
  • The discovery of the weapon was evidence that inculpated the defendant.

Verb

1. suggest that someone is guilty