Criminate
Criminate (kr{not transcribed}m"{not transcribed}-n{not transcribed}t) , transitive verb
[Latin criminatus, past participle of criminare, criminari, to criminate, from crimen. See Crime.]
1.
To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.
To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt, independent, and reforming parliament.
2.
To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge.
Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear to criminate him.