criminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of criminate
as in accuses
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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  1. accuses
  2. indicts
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  • In the suit, WBD accuses Amazon of intentional interference with contractual relations; inducing breach of contract; intentional interference with prospective economic advantage; and unfair competition in violation of California law.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Netflix has been threatened with legal action by Kalshi, which accuses the streaming giant of defamation over a trailer for an upcoming documentary that showed traders making wagers in a state it’s not allowed to operate.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of accuses
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  • The third reason is the one that indicts FIFA’s model directly—what economists call leakage.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 June 2026
  • The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Definition of indicts
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