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crimination

noun

Definition of criminationnext
as in indictment

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  1. indictment
  2. accusation
  3. allegation
  4. complaint
  5. condemnation
  6. denunciation
  7. count
  8. plea
Noun
  • According to the indictment, the fraudulent tax returns were filed from 2023 to 2025.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In Ohio, prosecutors secured indictments against nine people for voting as noncitizens over the span of 10 years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of indictment
Noun
  • Orelien has yet to respond to those accusations, and did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Miller also faced accusations from former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham that Miller had abused her during their relationship.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of accusation
Noun
  • Reps for Disney and Iger have declined to comment on Chapek’s allegations.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But Sumstad’s lawsuit claims the allegations listed in Pope’s lawsuit were part of the biased complaints filed against her.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of allegation
Noun
  • The final result was visually awkward and earned so many complaints on social media that McLendon-Covey even weighed in at the time.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The initial complaint, filed in May 2025, also included false imprisonment and conversion as causes of action, which are not included in the latest complaint.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of complaint
Noun
  • Einbinder and Sarandon were both detained during the protest, and in the hours after her release, the Hacks star re-upped her unambiguous condemnation of Netanyahu’s New York visit.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
  • By the time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on the floor of the United Nations, his country had been on the receiving end of scores of condemnations from the podium for two days.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of condemnation
Noun
  • Apple prefaced its reveal with a denunciation of foldables that open into a square aspect ratio.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • What Assange wanted was not a system hardened against attacks, but one tied in knots, hopelessly conflicted and filled with suspicion, denunciations, and purges.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of denunciation
Noun
  • The new options will bring the total count down to 254 seats from 278 on those planes.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Read the specs, check the bulb count and follow the safety guidance packaged with your device, especially around the eyes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of count
Noun
  • The woman accused of keeping him captive, 58-year-old Kimberly Sullivan, is expected to head to trial after turning down two plea deals during a hearing in Waterbury Superior Court earlier this month.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • During Odom’s plea hearing in August, prosecutors presented evidence that Odom had methadone, methamphetamine, and amphetamine in his system and had been receiving methadone treatment for approximately two years.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of plea
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“Crimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimination. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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