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Term: inculpate
Definition: Inculpate means to accuse someone of doing something wrong or to implicate oneself or another person in a crime or wrongdoing. It is the same as saying that someone is guilty or responsible for something bad that happened. When someone is inculpated, they are being blamed for something they did wrong.
Related words: Inculpation is the act of accusing someone, and inculpatory is an adjective that describes something that shows someone is guilty or responsible for something bad.
Definition: To accuse someone of a crime or wrongdoing, or to implicate oneself or another in such actions.
Example: The detective was able to inculpate the suspect in the robbery by presenting evidence of his fingerprints at the scene of the crime.
Explanation: In this example, the detective was able to accuse the suspect of the crime by presenting evidence that linked him to the scene of the robbery. This is an example of inculpation because the detective is implicating the suspect in the wrongdoing.