inculpatory
adjective
in·cul·pa·to·ry
in-ˈkəl-pə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: implying or imputing guilt : tending to incriminate or inculpate
an inculpatory statement
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Chicago police coerced the teens into making false confessions and inculpatory statements and withheld evidence that would have proven them innocent, according to the lawsuits.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
David Diaz-Jogeix of freedom of expression organization Article 19 said, echoing a major argument by the defense lawyers, who say the indictment lacks inculpatory evidence.
—Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2020
After Wilkes published an especially stinging pamphlet, his home was raided for inculpatory papers.
—Fortune, 11 Oct. 2017
In that instance, the judge was directed to let the state continue questioning uncooperative co-defendant Steven Bradley in order to lay a foundation to introduce an inculpatory statement given to police in 2014.
—Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 28 Aug. 2017
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
David Diaz-Jogeix of freedom of expression organization Article 19 said, echoing a major argument by the defense lawyers, who say the indictment lacks inculpatory evidence.
—Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2020
After Wilkes published an especially stinging pamphlet, his home was raided for inculpatory papers.
—Fortune, 11 Oct. 2017
In that instance, the judge was directed to let the state continue questioning uncooperative co-defendant Steven Bradley in order to lay a foundation to introduce an inculpatory statement given to police in 2014.
—Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 28 Aug. 2017
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inculpatory
adjective
in·cul·pa·to·ry
in-ˈkəl-pə-ˌtōr-ē
: incriminating
made inculpatory statements to the police
compare exculpatory
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