criminations

noun

plural of crimination
as in indictments

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminations
  1. indictments
  2. accusations
  3. allegations
  4. complaints
  5. denunciations
  6. counts
  7. implications
  8. raps
Noun
  • In July, a grand jury returned dozens of indictments over the murders of five inmates, assaults against staff and other acts of violence.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In Virginia, a judge’s finding that Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed led to the dismissal of indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Atty.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of indictments
Noun
  • The Department of Department of Justice, which houses the FBI, did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for comment regarding the accusations against Patel.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 1 Nov. 2026
  • There are also the accusations of corruption against Lula’s inner circle, including his eldest son.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of accusations
Noun
  • Among the division's most high-profile cases under his watch was the prosecution of former national security adviser John Bolton, who pleaded guilty this year to allegations of mishandling classified information and is awaiting sentencing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Others, as first reported by Urgent Matter, have centered around allegations of nonpayment, damage to art, and withheld artworks.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of allegations
Noun
  • The committee might be thankful its initial release came moments before the flipping of the House and Senate captured Tuesday night’s headlines as UCLA was far from the only program with complaints.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • One of our biggest complaints about the prior mini was its bezels, which felt large for a tablet of its size.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of complaints
Noun
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani debuted a sweeping plan Tuesday to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage concerns from critics who see his steadfast denunciations of Israel as antisemitic.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani debuted a sweeping plan Tuesday to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage lingering concerns from critics who see his steadfast denunciations of Israel as antisemitic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of denunciations
Noun
  • If convicted, Sapov faces a maximum of five years in prison for each of the two counts of stalking, followed by supervised release.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
  • He was impeached, repeatedly indicted and convicted of multiple felony counts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of counts
Noun
  • Lionel Messi scored his MLS-leading 26th goal in the 83rd minute to lift visiting Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday night that has major playoff seeding implications.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Over the past month, that ended, and according to Jeffrey Rosenberg, senior portfolio manager of the Systematic Alternatives ETF (IALT) at BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, the breakdown in that trade has big implications for the market.
    — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of implications
Noun
  • Like a lot of his contemporaries, Skino’s raps depend on rhythmic stasis and the context and fervor of his disses more than his ability to assemble a rhyme scheme or a clever punchline.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Here was Jay, drawing a line between the increasingly popular molly raps of the 2010s with his own penchant for luxury garments.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of raps
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