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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

However, he first tried to get Matthew Chaskalson, the lawyer responsible for presenting evidence to the commission, removed for perceived bias, saying he was trying to get him to implicate another witness.

From BBC May 30, 2026

The gaps do not diminish it; they implicate us in it.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

The 49-year-old has vowed to implicate officials in the current government in the case.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

We would readily admit what was known by the state to be true but refuse to give away any information we thought might implicate others.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

“That implicates the 1st Amendment rights of adults who may not want to have their driver’s license uploaded to this site that relates to gay and bisexual relationships.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2025

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

From BBC Sep. 12, 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

“Detection is really difficult, and most often the produce item being implicated has been consumed, and there is nothing left to test.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Inflammation has been implicated in many health problems, including dementia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

While Sánchez himself has not been directly implicated in any of the investigations, family members have.

From BBC May 30, 2026

Boeing acknowledged that anti-stall software was implicated in both accidents.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Other pieces of evidence also implicated Burt in a crime.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

She created confessions about herself to try to avoid torture, based on spy plots and her captors' "quite insane worldview", while not implicating any Iraqis.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 19, 2025

Both workers also ended communication with health officials before the investigation was over, with one citing fear of losing employment for implicating dairy farms, according to the study.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2025

Syed, whose conviction was vacated in 2022 after evidence implicating two other suspects was found to have been improperly withheld, had that vacancy overturned in March of last year by the state’s appellate court.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2024

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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