crimination

noun

Definition of criminationnext
as in indictment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimination
  1. indictment
  2. accusation
  3. allegation
  4. complaint
  5. condemnation
  6. denunciation
  7. count
  8. plea
Noun
  • Tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The indictment also includes a new special-circumstance allegation of lying in wait, which would make Nick eligible for life without parole or the death penalty if convicted.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of indictment
Noun
  • Social media users quickly noticed the bench appeared to warp around Jeffries’ waist, prompting accusations that the image had been digitally altered.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Musk has long promised to shed light on accusations of shadowbanning on the platform, promising to notify users as far back as 2022.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of accusation
Noun
  • Misleading updates The suit details several allegations of investors’ being given updates that ended up being misleading or false.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The allegations have also led to a lawsuit against Plano ISD.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of allegation
Noun
  • Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Fourteen people were on board, including him — exceeding the vessel’s maximum capacity of 10 people — according to the complaint, which noted that Hernandez did not know the boat’s maximum capacity.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of complaint
Noun
  • Whether Tlaib is motivated by animus toward Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz for their censure votes and condemnations of her rhetoric, or by support for their progressive opponents Larkin and Manley — or a combination — is unknown.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Missing from the 62-page report — at least in the view of some longtime department observers — was any reflection about officers’ use of less-lethal weapons that left hundreds of people injured and drew strong condemnations from human rights groups.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemnation
Noun
  • The truth is that, despite the 2019 Business Roundtable denunciation of MSV, the pendulum never fully swung away from MSV.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • One of the few factors that could impede a Democratic wave in this year’s midterms is the party’s own unpopularity; polling suggests that plenty of voters outside college campuses might also nod along to El-Sayed’s denunciation of Democrats.
    — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of denunciation
Noun
  • The eight remaining student-age defendants face misdemeanor counts of possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, the office said.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and lying in wait.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of count
Noun
  • Immediately after his plea, Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork seeking to have the state case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Friday’s big story on the cable news networks was the guilty plea of Luigi Mangione, the man who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of plea
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“Crimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimination. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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