🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

inculper

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.kyl.pe

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inculpate/ˈɪn.kʌl.peɪt/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Les preuves tendent à inculper le suspect."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To accuse or incriminate; to show or prove that someone is responsible for a fault or crime.

    "The newly discovered forensic evidence served to inculpate the primary suspect."
  2. 2

    To blame or assign fault to someone in a formal or official context.

    "The committee report sought to inculpate several senior officials for the financial mismanagement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin verb 'inculpatare', formed from the prefix 'in-' (into, upon) and 'culpa' (fault, blame). It entered the English language in the late 16th century via ecclesiastical and legal contexts to denote the act of bringing blame upon someone or charging them with wrongdoing.

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