incrimination

/ɪnˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)inˌkriməˈnāshən ənˌk-/ (ame, mw)

incrimination — 名詞

  • incriminationsingular
  • incriminationsplural

1. the action of producing words, papers, or evidence that point to someone as resp

1.名詞C2
釋義

入罪；指控

以證據顯示某人犯罪的行為

the action of producing words, papers, or evidence that point to someone as responsible for a crime or other wrongdoing.

例句

Eli refused to answer the question to avoid the incrimination of his older brother.

Eli 拒絕回答問題，以免讓哥哥被入罪。

pattern: incrimination of [person]

The deleted emails led to the incrimination of two senior managers at the bank.

那些被刪掉的電子郵件導致銀行兩名高階主管被指控。

subject is usually evidence: emails/photos/recordings

同義詞
  • implication

    softer; suggests involvement without explicit accusation

  • inculpation

    very formal legal term; near-synonym in court documents

  • accusation

    broader; a stated charge, not necessarily backed by evidence

反義詞
  • exoneration

    the act of clearing someone of blame, opposite outcome

  • exculpation

    formal; proving someone is not guilty

文法句型

incrimination of [person]

incrimination by [evidence/testimony]

用法筆記

Frequently appears in legal and journalistic contexts, often after 'avoid', 'fear', or 'result in'. The compound 'self-incrimination' is far more common in everyday English than the bare noun.

常見錯誤

❌He made an incrimination against his neighbour.
✅He made an accusation against his neighbour.
💡'incrimination' is the act of producing evidence, not a single spoken accusation.
❌The judge gave him an incrimination.
✅The judge gave him a conviction.
💡incrimination happens before trial; it points to guilt, but does not decide it.

2. in Scottish criminal courts, a special line of defence in which the accused pers

2.名詞C2
釋義

嫁禍抗辯

蘇格蘭法中指他人才是真兇的抗辯

in Scottish criminal courts, a special line of defence in which the accused person tries to prove that another named individual actually carried out the crime.

例句

Femi's solicitor lodged a special defence of incrimination, naming a former business partner.

Femi 的律師提出嫁禍抗辯，點名一位前生意夥伴。

fixed phrase: special defence of incrimination

The Glasgow sheriff allowed incrimination as a defence after fresh witness statements appeared.

在新的證人證詞出現後，格拉斯哥的郡法官准許以嫁禍作為抗辯。

同義詞
反義詞
  • alibi

    a defence based on being elsewhere when the crime happened

  • self-defence

    defence based on protecting oneself from harm

文法句型

plead incrimination

lodge a special defence of incrimination

用法筆記

Confined to Scottish criminal procedure; English and Welsh courts use 'pointing the finger' or third-party guilt arguments instead. Distinguish from sense 1: here, the word names a formal legal manoeuvre, not the act of producing evidence.

常見錯誤

❌He used incrimination as his defence in the London court.
✅He blamed someone else in his defence in the London court.
💡the term 'incrimination' as a defence belongs only to Scots law.