premise: a man is <mask> of the crime charged
hypothesis: the best context for <mask> here is That which excites or produces a temporary increase of vital action, either in the whole organism or in any of its parts; especially (Physiol.), any substance or agent capable of evoking the activity of a nerve or irritable muscle, or capable of producing an impression upon a sensory organ or more particularly upon its specific end organ.; but not Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense.