Implicated Definition & Meaning

implicated
adjective
  1. culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime"

"Implicated" in song lyrics

See how implicated is used in real songs:

  • "Doctor Tishner has been implicated"
    Mia X — Hoodlum Poetry

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