adjective
- tending to show or suggest that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The prosecutor presented incriminatory evidence against the defendant.
- His incriminatory statements to the police were used in court.
- The witness provided incriminatory testimony about the suspect’s whereabouts.
- The leaked documents contained incriminatory information about the company’s practices.
- She refused to answer questions that might be incriminatory.
- The detective found incriminatory fingerprints at the crime scene.