Inculpate (Verb)
Meaning
Suggest that someone is guilty.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The detective's investigation aimed to inculpate the suspect in the armed robbery case by gathering more evidence.
- Her testimony seemed to inculpate her business partner in the embezzlement scheme, leaving him to struggle with his damaged reputation.
- The victim's family demanded justice and sought to inculpate the driver in the fatal car accident that took their loved one's life.
- Prosecutors used the surveillance footage to inculpate the main defendant in the high-profile murder case.
- The leaked documents appeared to inculpate several high-ranking officials in the government's massive corruption scandal.