Meanings
nounincrimination (countable and uncountable, plural incriminations)
plural incriminations
- countableuncountableThe act of incriminating someone.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
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Origin
- Latincrimino
- Medieval Latinincriminatus
- Englishincrimination
Borrowed from Medieval Latin incriminatus ( + -ion), from incrimino, from Latin crimino. Equivalent to incriminate + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian обвинение, осъждане
- обвинение (obvinenie)accusation of wrongdoing
- осъждане (osăždane)accusation of wrongdoing
Finnish syytös
- syytösaccusation of wrongdoing
French incrimination
- incriminationaccusation of wrongdoing
Polish inkryminacja
- inkryminacjaaccusation of wrongdoing
Russian обвине́ние
- обвине́ние (obvinénije)accusation of wrongdoing
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APA
incrimination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incrimination
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“incrimination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incrimination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incrimination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incrimination.
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