Definition for "Criminate"

Criminate - (Verb)

Criminate (kr.m".-n.t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Criminated (-n.`t.d); p. pr. & vb. n. Criminating (-n."t.ng).] [L. criminatus, p. p. of criminare, criminari, to criminate, fr. crimen. See ****.]

1. To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.

    To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt, independent, and reforming parliament.
Burke.

2. To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge.

    Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear to criminate him.
Macaulay.

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transitive, construed with of To accuse, incriminate, impeach.
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transitive, construed with of To rebuke, censure, reprimand.
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Criminate - (General)

1. accuse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
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2. reprimand: rebuke formally
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3. (criminatory) criminative: charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony"
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4. Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority (via mechanisms such as legal systems) can ultimately prescribe a conviction. Individual human societies may each define crime and crimes differently. ...
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5. To accuse, incriminate, impeach; To rebuke, censure, reprimand
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6. (crimination) An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination
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