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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In May 2024, federal prosecutors accused an Arizona woman of carrying out a scheme to help North Korean IT workers illegally obtain remote employment with American companies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025 -
Kennedy accused the organization of disregarding vaccine safety.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Abrego Garcia was indicted on charges of alien smuggling and conspiracy by a grand jury in Tennessee earlier this month.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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Abrego Garcia was indicted by a federal grand jury on two criminal charges of conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens, counts linked to a 2022 traffic stop in which he was pulled over for speeding.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Through the season, there was an ongoing mystery over who hid an incriminating file.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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Jose goes straight to find the incriminating photo in Michaela’s safe, which is apparently not so safe from her husband or his right-hand man.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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