criminate

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Incriminate, in-krim′in-āt, v.t. to charge with a crime or fault, to criminate: to characterise as criminal or as accessory to crime.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

"Proceed, Alex, only do not forget that under the merciful statutes of the State of Nevada no man is obliged to make statements which will criminate himself."

From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll

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.

This disclosure, if it exculpates you, will of course criminate her, and among those, too, where she has been received and admitted on terms of the closest friendship.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James

He had sought out Papa Francoise hoping to win from him something that would criminate Alan Warburton, and to use him as a tool.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.