incriminate (v.)

"act or fact of charging with a crime." 1650s, noun of action from Medieval Latin incriminare "to incriminate, accuse," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + criminare "to accuse of a crime," from crimen (genitive criminis) "crime" (see crime).

"tending to incriminate, accusatory," 1838; see incriminate + -ory.