as in accused
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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According to the district attorney, Patten is accused of throwing the pork and entering the house, and Anderson is accused of driving the car.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Fast forward to this month when Tooley was accused of dealing 100 grams of crack cocaine near Fields Corner in Dorchester, just a short distance away from his legal firm Adapt & Evolve LLC.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The six men were indicted in 2023 on federal drug charges along with a seventh defendant, a Compton, California, man who was described as a supplier.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Six of the 17 defendants indicted in connection with the July 4 shooting outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in North Texas made their first appearance in federal court Monday.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Criminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminated. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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