Inculpating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inculpate \In*cul"pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculpated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Inculpating}.] [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of
     inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See
     {Culpable}.]
  
     Note: [A word of recent introduction.]


     To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or
     implicate in guilt. Contrasted with {exculpate}.
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           That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate
           them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly.
                                                    --H. James.
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