🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

incriminating (有罪证的)

Native Script:有罪证的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǒuzuìzhèng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Incriminating/ɪnˈkrɪm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"警方发现了能够证明他有罪的证据。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Making someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; implying responsibility for a fault or offense.

    "The police found incriminating documents hidden inside the suspect's desk drawer."
  2. 2

    Serving to suggest the guilt or complicity of a person in a questionable act.

    "He quickly deleted the incriminating text messages before anyone else could read them."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin verb 'incriminare', composed of the prefix 'in-' (into, against) and 'criminare' (to accuse, from crimen meaning charge or crime). Entering English via legal and administrative contexts in the mid-19th century, the present participle functions as an adjective describing evidence that makes someone appear guilty of a crime.

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