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inculpate — index accuse, arraign, blame, charge (accuse), complain (charge), confess, denigrate … Law dictionary
Inculpate — In*cul pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculpated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inculpating}.] [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in in + culpa fault. See {Culpable}.] Note: [A word of recent introduction.] To blame; to impute guilt to; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inculpate — (v.) 1799, to accuse, bring charges against, from M.L. inculpatus, pp. of inculpare to reproach, blame, censure, from L. in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + culpare to blame, from culpa fault. But inculpable (late 15c.) means not culpable, free from… … Etymology dictionary
inculpate — [in kul′pāt΄, in′kul pāt΄] vt. inculpated, inculpating [< ML inculpatus, pp. of inculpare, to blame < L in, in, on + culpa, fault, blame] INCRIMINATE inculpation n. inculpatory [in kul′pə tôr΄ē, in′kulpə tôr΄ē] adj … English World dictionary
inculpate falsely — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inculpate unfairly — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inculpate unjustly — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inculpate — transitive verb ( pated; pating) Etymology: Late Latin inculpatus, from Latin in + culpatus, past participle of culpare to blame, from culpa guilt Date: 1799 incriminate • inculpation noun • inculpatory adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
inculpate — inculpation, n. inculpatory /in kul peuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /in kul payt, in kul payt/, v.t., inculpated, inculpating. 1. to charge with fault; blame; accuse. 2. to involve in a charge; incriminate. [1790 1800; < LL inculpatus ptp. of… … Universalium
inculpate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. accuse, incriminate. See accusation. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To cause to appear involved in or guilty of a crime or fault: criminate, implicate, incriminate. See ATTACK, CRIMES … English dictionary for students
