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    Incriminar (en. Incriminate)

    /inkɾimiˈnaɾ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To attribute to someone the responsibility for a crime.
    The police decided to incriminate the suspect with concrete evidence.
    La policía decidió incriminar al sospechoso con pruebas concretas.
    To make someone appear guilty of a crime.
    False testimonies attempted to incriminate the innocent.
    Los testimonios falsos intentaron incriminar al inocente.
    To produce evidence against someone.
    The audio recordings begin to incriminate those involved in the case.
    Las grabaciones audio empiezan a incriminar a los implicados en el caso.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'incriminare', which means 'to charge' or 'to blame'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to incriminate someone
    To accuse a person of a crime.
    incriminar a alguien
    to incriminate evidence
    Evidence that points to someone's guilt.
    incriminar pruebas

    Related Words

    accusation
    Act of accusing someone of a crime.
    acusación
    guilt
    Responsibility for a crime or offense.
    culpa
    crime
    Illegal act that goes against the law.
    delito

    Slang Meanings

    To place the blame.
    Don't incriminate me for what I didn't do, that's placing blame without basis.
    No me incrimines por lo que no hice, eso es echar la culpa sin fundamento.
    To nail someone.
    In the end, they nailed him because someone testified against him.
    Al final, lo clavaron porque alguien testificó en su contra.