Answer: implicated

AnswerCrossword Clue
implicatedBear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, esp. a criminal or harmful one)
implicatedInvolve (something) in a necessary way
implicatedShow (someone) to be involved in a crime
implicatedIMPLICATE, to involve, to entangle
implicatedConvey (a meaning or intention) indirectly through what one says, rather than stating it explicitly; imply