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implicate

[im-pli-keyt] / ˈɪm plɪˌkeɪt /


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“For the first time in this litigation, the government argues that civil detention ‘does not implicate any fundamental rights’ and so the Due Process Clause affords the detained men no protections—substantive or procedural,” they wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

He added that McCullagh's attempt to implicate an innocent third party - Natalie's ex-boyfriend - was another factor.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

“From what I know of my dad, there’s no train of logic to follow that would implicate him in this potential federal investigation,” she told CNN.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

Colorado argued that its statute does not meaningfully implicate the First Amendment because it regulates conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2026

Ernest Burkhart remained cagey about the role of his brother Bryan, evidently not wanting to implicate him.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

But this division also implicates the nongladiatorial Roman citizens of all social strata.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

“Once a right is established through state law,” Flores argues, “a deprivation of the right implicates federal procedural due process protection.”

From Slate Feb. 13, 2026

Crucially, it further implicates the outstanding suspects and opens up evidential opportunities.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2024

China rejected the accusation, and experts say that Palau has not presented any evidence that implicates Beijing.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2024

Booth also has left behind clues—among them a business card bearing the name J. Harrison Surratt and a letter from Samuel Arnold, who had been part of the kidnapping plot, that implicates Michael O’Laughlen.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

"The individuals implicated in these case studies are working scientists. We do not assert that they intended harm, and identifying them or their labs could expose them to harm," the report said.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

For Roberts and the three liberal justices, that consequence implicated the separation of powers itself.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

The company has been implicated in several wildfires, including the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed the town of Paradise, Calif., in a rural area about 90 miles north of Sacramento.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

In 2022, the FBI revealed that he had been implicated in the case again, through an alleged confession made by another Libyan who is facing trial in the United States.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Other pieces of evidence also implicated Burt in a crime.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

In his closing argument, defense attorney Brian Steel painted Hester, Jones and Grant as unreliable “snitches, cooperators, rats” seeking to secure a lighter sentence by implicating Banks.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Sanft said there was no evidence implicating Davis in Shakur's murder other than his own statements.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

“The visual graphic, which was widely circulated online, was mismatched with the table of results, thus implicating both of our formulas,” Bauer said.

From Salon Mar. 20, 2026

Mr. Fatafteh confessed to the crime and his DNA was found as implicating evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 19, 2025

Though White had gathered circumstantial evidence implicating Hale in the murder of Roan, there were still huge holes in the case.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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