Implicated (Adjective)
Meaning
Culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The former CEO was implicated in the financial scandal that led to the company's bankruptcy.
- Several high-ranking officials were implicated in the corruption case and are currently under investigation.
- The new evidence implicated the suspect in the murder, and the police are now seeking a warrant for their arrest.
- The whistleblower's testimony implicated several top executives in the cover-up, leading to a major shake-up in the company.
- The circumstantial evidence implicated the innocent bystander in the robbery, but further investigation cleared their name.