COUNTERACCUSATION Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

counteraccusation

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Definition of counteraccusation

as in accusation

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Noun

Five days ago, the two exchanged barbs and accusations in a debate on TV Band.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The university has not responded to CNN’s questions about why the full transcript of Jane Doe’s police interview, which included Doe’s explicit rape accusation, was not included in the statement prepared by police for the DA.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of accusation

Noun

Republicans argue the second Sullivan was recruited into the race to sow confusion, an allegation substantiated on Wednesday by a bombshell New York Times report.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The allegations implicate senior members of the conservative Catholic organization, including its global leader, Fernando Ocáriz.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of allegation

Noun

Past legal troubles, scrutiny around his finances, allegations of infidelity and a 2023 impeachment.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Activists called for an evening rally outside Congress to demand Peña's impeachment and an investigation into the bank's collapse, while an association of pensioners planned a protest outside Peña's official residence.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of impeachment

Noun

The Johnson County pastor and the former rural doctor traded condemnations, repeatedly turning policy questions into opportunities to cast doubt on each other’s character and fitness for office.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Under Ben-Gvir, Israeli police have increasingly allowed Jews to pray at the site, a deliberate provocation to the Arab world, drawing condemnation from Palestinian and Jordanian authorities.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of condemnation

Noun

Guzman did not enter a plea Tuesday afternoon at his arraignment in Sacramento Superior Court.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The defendant pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Bronx Supreme Criminal Court on Thursday and was released.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of arraignment

Noun

Only weeks later, alas, Hurts became another face of the cause — as the NBCA addressed with what essentially was a public-service bulletin about the implications of his situation.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
The intellectual property implications are substantial for brands weighing design protection, trade dress and the limits of enforcement when consumers are actively amplifying lookalikes.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of implication

Noun

Paz pleaded guilty without a plea agreement, according to the release.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
Simeon, who had previously had his driver’s license revoked for driving 109 mph, was sentenced to 25 years in prison as a result of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of plea

Noun

For protesters, that record sits uneasily besides the prime minister’s denunciation of violence against women.

— Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
The frontrunner is Marine Le Pen, who has worked for years to make her far-right party, the National Rally, more electable while campaigning on immigration, crime, and denunciation of an out-of-touch political class.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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