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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInculpate
/ˈɪn.kʌl.peɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To accuse or incriminate; to show or prove that someone is responsible for a fault or crime.
"The newly discovered forensic evidence served to inculpate the primary suspect." - 2
To blame or assign fault to someone in a formal or official context.
"The committee report sought to inculpate several senior officials for the financial mismanagement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb inculpāre, formed from the prefix in- (in, upon) and culpāre (to blame), which stems from culpa (blame, fault). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term shifted from a general ecclesiastical and legal sense of finding someone blameworthy to its modern precise application in formal jurisprudence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inculpate" is said worldwide
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inculper
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kyl.pe
"Les preuves tendent à inculper le suspect."
beschuldigen
Transliteration: bəˈʃʊldɪɡn̩
"Die Beweise beschuldigen den Verdächtigen."
incolpare
Transliteration: in.kolˈpa.re
"Le prove tendono ad incolpare l'imputato."
inculpar
Transliteration: iŋ.kulˈpaɾ
"Las pruebas buscan inculpar al sospechoso."
inculpar
Transliteration: ĩ.kuwˈpaɾ
"As provas recolhidas tendem a inculpar o suspeito."
दोषी ठहराना
Transliteration: doshi thaharana
"सबूतों ने संदिग्ध को दोषी ठहराया।"
归罪
Transliteration: guīzuì
"证据足以归罪嫌疑人。"
죄를 씌우다
Transliteration: joereul ssiuda
"증거는 용의자에게 죄를 씌우고 있다."
罪を着せる
Transliteration: tsumi o kiseru
"証拠が容疑者の罪を着せている。"
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