inculpationn.
/ɪnkʌlˈpeɪʃən/ a. The action of inculpating; blame, censure, incrimination.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun]
acoupementc1300
accusinga1350
impeachment1387
accusementa1393
accusation?c1400
witingc1449
charge1477
impetition1530
threap1538
imputationa1586
deposition1587
impeach1591
insimulation1592
accusal1594
arraignment1595
taxation1605
arguing1611
tax1613
impositiona1616
tainture1621
incusation1623
touchinga1625
aggravation1626
accrimination1655
compellation1656
imputea1657
inculpation1798
finger-pointing1851
j'accuse1899
1798 Sir M. Eden in Ld. Auckland's Corr. (1862) III. 389 I should be sorry to have my career terminate in a manner that will be interpreted as an inculpation of me.
1836 W. Hamilton in Edinb. Rev. Jan. 416 As to the inculpation of the Metaphysicians—why was Locke not mentioned in place of Hume?
1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxv. 299 In this assembly the most bitter inculpations were put forth against the Athenians.
1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. 1st Ser. xi. 329 We do not think him equally successful in his inculpation of the Confederates.
b. transferred. Blame, fault. rare.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > blame > [noun]
teleeOE
tolec1000
wite?c1225
lacking1377
blaminga1382
blame1393
lack1487
dashing1591
taxation1605
inculpation1822
scapegoating1943
scapegoatism1961
1822 Ld. Byron Werner ii. i I should rather lay The inculpation on the Hungarian.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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