criminate
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He may not be asked questions tending to criminate his wife.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
"Just speak up the truth; but you are not forced to say anything to criminate yourself."
From Trevlyn Hold by Mrs. Henry Wood
Could any thing tend more to criminate his lordship than the sudden punishment of the accuser, while in the act of preferring his complaint?
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Lady Anne Hamilton
Recriminate, rē-krim′in-āt, v.t. to criminate or accuse in return.—v.i. to charge an accuser with a similar crime.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The savage vehemence with which he uttered these words caused a shudder throughout the crowded court, and went even further to criminate him in popular opinion than all that had been alleged in evidence.
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Charles James Lever
Intellectuals were denied free expression; businessmen were dis criminated against in favor of nobles.
From Time Magazine Archive
The utmost ingenuity of vindictive priests never extorted from her a word which criminated her, though they subjected her to inquisitorial examinations for days and weeks.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women by John Lord
Had Pilate been compelled to give sentence against Christ, he would have had no sense of guilt; nor could he have been justly criminated.
From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Andrew Lee
A civil war raged among the Index-makers; and if one criminated, the other retaliated.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli
Then what would become of Edward, whom she had tacitly criminated?
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Emily Sarah Holt
I lave extremely acute hearing and vision, plus a sense of smell extraordinarily dis criminating ...
From Time Magazine Archive
Once some of the novelty wears off, Xerox users will probably learn to be a little more dis criminating about what they copy.
From Time Magazine Archive
These persons are here brought in a mass to clear themselves of this charge by criminating other persons, and clandestinely imputing to them the effect of their own iniquity.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
Thus messages passed back and forth two or three times, each party criminating the other, and neither willing to make the concessions which the other required.
From Charles I Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
As magistrates, they find it very often difficult to make thieves and robbers tell lies, according to the English fashion, to avoid running a risk of criminating themselves.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by William Sleeman
