Inculpation (Noun)
Meaning
An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The defense lawyer's main goal was to refute the inculpation and prove her client's innocence.
- Her inculpation in the theft was largely due to the suspicious circumstances surrounding her presence at the scene.
- The company faced an inculpation over its handling of the environmental disaster, leading to severe public backlash.
- The politician vehemently denied any inculpation in the financial scandal, but public opinion remained skeptical.
- He knew that even a hint of inculpation could damage his reputation irreparably.