Mr. Townsley withheld the facts relating to the robbery and the exchanging of the horses through confederates, for the personal reason that he did not desire to incriminate himself as a horse thief.
I came hither, sir, for no such purpose as to ensnare or incriminate or alarm you.
I refuse to tell you that," retorted the girl, anxious not to incriminate Mrs. Tunks until she had interviewed her.
The witness declines to answer, on the ground that she may incriminate herself and be burned for a witch.
The witness declines to answer, on the ground that he might incriminate himself; also I object to the question because it is irrelevant, immaterial, and not cross-examination.
Mealmaker was a witness at the trial, but was not allowed directly to incriminate himself.
But it transpired in the trial of Walker, McCullum, and others that Griffith had let Booth see that he wanted to incriminate Walker.
Why, I've been playing good angel all day long--me incriminate myself, indeed!
But isn't there a law or something," asked Laura, "that people are not obliged to say anything that may incriminate themselves?
And then when you wanted evidence to incriminate some one other than yourself, you thought of those unknown initials, and flung the handkerchief on the bed.
Of course I don't for a moment think that, even had Lawrence killed his uncle, he would have broken off that hat-pin and brought it home here to incriminate himself.
He must have been sorely tried, for Benson showed consummate tact, and cleverly acted upon Clarke's fears by seeming to incriminate him.
I can not compound a felony, so if you have in mind the disclosure of anything that wouldincriminate you--" "Incriminate me?
They chivalrously refused toincriminate him, and drew down a reproof from the president of the court, who declared that the English would say anything to screen a man who had rendered them a service.
The London police hear strange stories from hour to hour, many of them the result of vivid imaginations, of hearsay, or deliberate attempts to incriminate innocent persons.
The insidious death-dealer had hoped to include Marigold and his housekeeper in that relentless plot to destroy all that might incriminate him.
Carmody insisted on his right to ask any question he saw fit, and Raines retorted that the witness had a right to refuse to incriminate himself.
That's all right, you don't have to incriminate yourself.
It is a prime feature of English justice that the veriest felon need not incriminate himself; nay, he is specifically warned that any statement he makes may be used as evidence against him.
Listening to them I could not but agree that our best plan was to secure evidence which would incriminate all who were concerned in the plot.
It was Carter's idea to let Miko remain at liberty for a time and see if we could not identify and incriminate his fellows.
It ought to be the aim of the court to let him incriminate himself--to make him do so if his testimony will.
Nor should he be permitted to remain off the witness stand lest he incriminate himself.
It can not make an innocent man incriminate himself, not even a witness, but it can make a rogue do so, and therein lies its value.
I would like you to hear what Mrs. Darwin has to say first before you attempt to actuallyincriminate her," he said.
It may be, of course, and probably is, the fact that he was about to leave when he heard Mrs. Darwin try the door, and that the idea then came to him to incriminate her.
I was in mortal dread lest she incriminate herself beyond redemption, and yet I knew her to be innocent!
Moreover, the attempt of the counsel for the crown to force the prisoner to incriminatehimself was opposed to the whole spirit and tradition of the law of England.
He was examined by the council on the 13th of February and frequently questioned during the following days, but refused to incriminate himself, and a threat to inflict torture had no effect upon his resolution.
But the astute Clarence in telling his Penter's Alley adventure, had taken care not to incriminate himself.
No doubt he took it out and used it to incriminate you.
The second day of the Riel trial brought out sufficient evidence to incriminate the prisoner, and to lead the Crown prosecutors to waive the calling of other witnesses.
Listening to them, I could not but agree that our best plan was to secure evidence which would incriminate all who were concerned in the plot.
It was Carter's idea to let Miko remain at liberty for a time and see if we could identify and incriminate his fellows.
And--let me warn you that there is no obligation on you to say anything which would seem to incriminate you.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "incriminate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
