crimination

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin criminatio, criminationis.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/

Noun

crimination (countable and uncountable, 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, […]

Translations
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.