- present participle of incriminate.
incriminating
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“The Fourth Amendment requires a warrant to identify a particular account,” he says, “supported by probable cause that incriminating evidence exists in that account.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
It said it also took into account "the public discussion on social media, which was incriminating for the defendant".
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Stroup said, “It was kind of almost incriminating to be seen walking up there.”
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025
Instead, they relied on them for Comey’s indictment and ordered an FBI agent to dig through more of Richman’s personal files for anything incriminating.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
Mr. Smit set out before him the incriminating evidence he had found: two spoons and a piece of carrot on the stairs, pipe ashes in an “unoccupied” bedroom.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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