criminate

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It's a flam and a humbug,—a fiction like the old story about an Englishman's house being his castle, or that balderdash, 'No man need criminate himself.'

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

The English law, with a tenderness then unknown, would now protect a man from all efforts to make him criminate himself.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John

I had instantly made up my mind that I would say nothing to criminate any one.

From The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich by Drayson, A.W.

I am too much of a lawyer," he said, "to criminate myself, pardner, and you'll have to excuse me from going into further details.

From The Mystery of the Locks by Howe, Edgar Watson

Remember, the prisoner is not obliged to criminate himself, the burden of proof lies with Snooks, and she will find it a pretty heavy burden.”

From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)