Answer: implicating

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