Meanings
plural criminations
- countableuncountableAn 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, […]
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latincriminatio
- Latincriminatio
- Englishcrimination
Borrowed from Latin criminatio, criminationis.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian обвинение, осъждане
- обвинение (obvinenie)accusation of wrongdoing
- осъждане (osăždane)accusation of wrongdoing
Finnish syytös
- syytösaccusation of wrongdoing
French incrimination
- incriminationaccusation of wrongdoing
Polish inkryminacja
- inkryminacjaaccusation of wrongdoing
Russian обвине́ние
- обвине́ние (obvinénije)accusation of wrongdoing
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crimination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimination
“crimination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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