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Criminate — Crim i*nate (kr?m ? n?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Criminated} ( n? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criminating} ( n? t?ng).] [L. criminatus, p. p. of criminare, criminari, to criminate, fr. crimen. See {Crime}.] 1. To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
criminate — index accuse, arraign, blame, charge (accuse), complain (charge), denounce (condemn) … Law dictionary
criminate — [krim′ə nāt΄] vt. criminated, criminating [< L criminatus, pp. of criminari < crimen: see CRIME] 1. to accuse of a crime or crimes 2. to give proof of the guilt of; incriminate 3. to condemn; censure crimination n. criminative adj.… … English World dictionary
criminate — To charge one with crime; to furnish ground for a criminal prosecution; to implicate, accuse, or expose a person to a criminal charge. A witness cannot be compelled to answer any question which has a tendency to criminate him. See incriminate… … Black's law dictionary
criminate — To charge one with crime; to furnish ground for a criminal prosecution; to implicate, accuse, or expose a person to a criminal charge. A witness cannot be compelled to answer any question which has a tendency to criminate him. See incriminate… … Black's law dictionary
criminate falsely — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
criminate unfairly — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
criminate unjustly — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
criminate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin criminatus, past participle of criminari, from crimin , crimen accusation Date: 1645 incriminate • crimination noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
criminate — verb a) To accuse, incriminate, impeach. b) To rebuke, censure, reprimand. See Also: crimination … Wiktionary
