incrimination
incrimination · incriminations
обвинение
The act of incriminating someoneThe act of incriminating someone.
US/ˌɪnkɹˌɪmənˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of incriminating someone.
обвине́ниеobvinénije
More definitions
- an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
accusation of wrongdoing:
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin incriminatus ( + -ion), from incrimino, from Latin crimino. EBorrowed from Medieval Latin incriminatus ( + -ion), from incrimino, from Latin crimino. Equivalent to incriminate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: incriminations| Singular | incrimination |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed:inculpationblame
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedself-incrimination
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable