as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
scornfully declaring that he was not the only one to blame, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates
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Sanders, in a motion to the court, accused the initial prosecutor in the case, Tony Rackauckas, of manipulating evidence dealing with jailhouse informants.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Two months after Mendoza’s arrest, he was released after a grand jury chose not to indict him.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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At trial Dever accused Jackson of threatening to indict her for perjury.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The two defended their actions, including jamming a paper shredder with incriminating documents, as being necessary to secure the release of American hostages being held in Lebanon and to curb Soviet expansionism.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The organizations have produced videos, often deceptively edited, in which members secretly record conversations with their subjects to gather incriminating or unflattering information.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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