incrimination.

The linking of someone to a crime or wrongdoing through statements or other evidence.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• self-incrimination
• evidence of incrimination

On the page

The lawyer warned that the answer carried a risk of self-incrimination.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.