Meaning & use
implicated
Shown or suggested to be involved in a crime or wrongdoing, based on evidence or connection.
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Two other employees were implicated in the fraud after the audit was completed.
He felt implicated by association, even though he had no direct role in the scandal.
A note on using this word
Implicated is the past participle of implicate and usually appears after a form of be, as in was implicated in the scheme.
Words with a similar meaning
involvedincriminated
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