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criminations

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plural of crimination

as in indictments

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Katie Schwartzmann, legal counsel with the organization Protect Democracy, says more indictments against protesters could be coming.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
The Johnson County district clerk could not immediately provide copies of the new indictments.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

Definition of indictments

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Unless the adult child caregiver is an executor or trustee of the estate, that child also will have to pay his or her own legal fees to defend against any accusations of stealing or poor medical choices, experts said.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Typically, such accusations are partnered with referrals for prosecution over violations of the Espionage Act.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of accusations

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These allegations also led ABC to cancel the newest season of The Bachelorette that centered on Paul.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
In the Lewisville case, for example, the school district moved from an at-large system to a single-member district system to address allegations of minority vote dilution.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of allegations

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Two people were arrested, but charges were dropped pending the outcome of the internal review after complaints about the use of force.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The police investigation was launched following complaints from relatives of the victims of the Gwangju crackdown, which official records say left about 200 people dead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of complaints

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Even William Lloyd Garrison—whose abolitionist newspaper The Liberator published blistering denunciations of Washington’s slaveholding—at times saw the rhetorical utility of touting Washington’s actions against slavery.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
Russia withdrew from the convention in 2025 following denunciations by other Ramsar members of the war in Ukraine and its destructive effects on wetlands in that country.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of denunciations

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In criticism, everything counts, including the obvious, and Nolan’s film positively invites the comparison, dressing itself—in spite of its deference to current mass-market sensibilities—in the dignity of a classic.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Contacted today by Deadline, reps for Combs, who a New York jury found guilty last year of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, had no comment on the latest release date.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of counts

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Someone in Beijing floated convertibility-by-token, watched the implications propagate, and closed the file.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Setting basic age limits is one tactic to help ensure your child is mature enough to understand the lasting implications of a drastic change, Lichtenstein says.

— Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of implications

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In another era, his hard-nosed coke raps could have blown up in a much cooler way, say, during the 2010s blog era.

— Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Released on Sky Rompiendo’s independent imprint, Black Koi Entertainment, the song finds Maluma offering his sultry vocals as Kris R’s raps over the smooth reggaeton beat.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026

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