counteraccusation

noun

Definition of counteraccusationnext
as in accusation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteraccusation
  1. accusation
  2. allegation
  3. condemnation
  4. implication
  5. plea
  6. denunciation
Noun
  • Wiley can’t speak for long about any subject without returning to his outrage over the accusations.
    Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Despite such accusations, Martinez ended up beating Democratic State Representative Steve Pajcic.
    Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of accusation
Noun
  • Our stories have focused on the conflicts of interest Trump’s stake in the company present and allegations of mismanagement and cronyism within the company.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Republican National Committee Co-Chairwoman Lara Trump said in a statement on Election Day eve that the RNC has enlisted 500 lawyers who are on standby to handle any allegations of voter fraud, which has long been a focus for the GOP.
    Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of allegation
Noun
  • At the end of his first term, his standing among GOP lawmakers was precarious: The Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building led to condemnations from both sides of the aisle and his historic second impeachment.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Israel has managed to destroy most of Gaza and is in the process of pulverizing parts of Lebanon to international condemnation and outrage and political and diplomatic isolation, but without facing effective efforts to rein it in.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of condemnation
Noun
  • Republicans’ gains will have major implications for the incoming Trump administration.
    Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The outcome of Cruz's 2024 race not only has implications for him but could also have national implications for the Republican Party.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of implication
Noun
  • The two-time All-Star catcher, who retired after the 2021 season following a 12-year career with nine teams, wrote a lengthy plea to eligible voters on .
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • After entering her guilty plea for filing false information to a law enforcement officer, she was sentenced to probation, court documents show, The Ledger reported.
    KC Baker, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of plea
Noun
  • Senior Democratic lawmakers are trapped between their deep distrust of Donald Trump and their vigorous denunciations of any election challenges in the years since the Jan. 6 attack.
    Justin Green, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In the course of it, nearly everyone seemed to agree that there was a problem with Lewis, and he was subjected to a series of heated denunciations.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of denunciation
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