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incriminating

/ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण इन्क्रिमिनेटिंग

दोषी ठहराने वाला, आपत्तिजनक

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    making it seem as if somebody has done something wrong or illegal

    दोषी ठहराने वाला, आपत्तिजनक

    • Police found incriminating documents in his house.
    • Police discovered some incriminating letters in the drawer of the missing director's desk.
    • The messages on his phone were incriminating.
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    • The police found no incriminating evidence against her.
    • He refused to answer any incriminating questions without his lawyer.

    Synonyms damning implicating compromising accusatory

    Opposite exonerating exculpatory clearing

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Synonyms

damning implicating compromising accusatory

Antonyms

exonerating exculpatory clearing

AaSpelling

in·crim·i·nat·ing

With -crimi- (from crime).

बीच में -crimi- (crime से)।

?Which word?

Keep the blame words together: incriminate (make somebody seem guilty), implicate (show somebody is involved in a crime), accuse, indict (formally charge).

दोष के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: incriminate (किसी को दोषी दिखाना), implicate (अपराध में शामिल दिखाना), accuse, indict (औपचारिक आरोप लगाना)।

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General knowledge

Legal: Article 20(3) of the Constitution says no person accused of an offence can be compelled to be a witness against himself (the right against self-incrimination).

कानून में संविधान का अनुच्छेद 20(3) कहता है कि किसी अपराध के आरोपी को अपने विरुद्ध गवाह बनने को विवश नहीं किया जा सकता (आत्म-अभिशंसन के विरुद्ध अधिकार)।