incrimination
noun uk/ɪnˌkrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us/ɪnˌkrɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
[ C or U ]定罪，入罪
the act or process of making someone seem guilty, especially of a crime
He destroyed the receipt to avoid incrimination. 他销毁了收据以避免被定罪。
wrongful incriminations from DNA evidence DNA证据导致的错误的定罪
[ U ] law specialized（苏格兰法律中）归咎他人涉罪的（本人）无罪辩护
in Scots law, a defence (= a way of arguing in court that you did not commit a crime) that consists of offering to show that someone else committed the crime
The accused lodged a special defence of incrimination which he later had to withdraw due to lack of evidence. 被告提出一项特别的无罪辩护，将罪案归咎他人，但其后因缺乏证据而不得不撤回。
- More examples
- We want to encourage whistleblowers to come forward and provide tips without incrimination.
- The story went from hilarity to incrimination.
- He invoked his right to avoid incrimination.
- a significant increase in the incrimination of traffickers
See also: self-incrimination
See: incriminate