crimination

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin criminatio, criminationis.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/

Noun

crimination (plural criminations)

  1. An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination
    • 1837, William Hickling Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella
      ... and when the ambassadors, after a fruitless attempt at negotiation, which evaporated in mutual crimination and recrimination, set out on their return to Aragon, they were twice detained, ...

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