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crimination

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˌkɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
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noun

Meaning 1

An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1837, William Hickling Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella [...] and when the ambassadors, after a fruitless attempt at negotiation, which evaporated in mutual crimination and recrimination, set out on their return to Aragon, they were twice detained, [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin criminatio, criminationis.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обвинение (obvinenie) — accusation of wrongdoing
  • Bulgarian: осъждане (osǎždane) — accusation of wrongdoing
  • Finnish: syytös — accusation of wrongdoing
  • French: incrimination — accusation of wrongdoing
  • Polish: inkryminacja — accusation of wrongdoing
  • Russian: обвине́ние (obvinénije) — accusation of wrongdoing