as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
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In that phase, lawyers for Harry and another plaintiff, Tom Watson, a former deputy leader of the Labour Party, were planning to establish widespread and deeply rooted misconduct by editors and reporters at The Sun, as well as efforts to purge incriminating emails.
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Sanders discovered that a jailhouse informant had been improperly used to garner incriminating evidence against Dekraai — along with other defendants — despite Dekraai having been formally charged and represented by an attorney.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
However, in what may become a new norm, the notoriously sharp elbowed Jones’ filing, like Lively’s filing late last week with the California Civil Rights department is chock-full of seemingly incriminating texts between the now defendants.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Military and government officials voiced incriminating allegations against him.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Sanders discovered that a jailhouse informant had been improperly used to garner incriminating evidence against Dekraai — along with other defendants — despite Dekraai having been formally charged and represented by an attorney.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
However, in what may become a new norm, the notoriously sharp elbowed Jones’ filing, like Lively’s filing late last week with the California Civil Rights department is chock-full of seemingly incriminating texts between the now defendants.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Military and government officials voiced incriminating allegations against him.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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