Meanings
adjectivecriminative (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparableCharging with crime; accusing; criminatory.
the courtiers are often furious and (according to the doctrines there) criminative against the judges
a. 1734, Roger North, The lives of the Right Hon. Francis North
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharging or suggestive of guilt or blame
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