as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
scornfully declaring that he was not the only one to blame, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates
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Kimberlee Singler, 36, is accused of drugging then killing her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son in December 2023.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Ak — who was previously accused of rape — was immediately faced with accusations of grooming, later admitting to his crass behavior.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Chris Johnson was indicted in January on more than 60 charges, including abuse to a dead body, abandonment of a dead body, theft by deception violation of vital records and insurance fraud, WALB and WSB-TV reported.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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In early May, he was indicted, and an international manhunt ensued.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Agents also examined Segovia’s WhatsApp account and reported finding hundreds of incriminating messages.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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In that phase, lawyers for Harry and another plaintiff, Tom Watson, a former deputy leader of the Labour Party, were planning to establish widespread and deeply rooted misconduct by editors and reporters at The Sun, as well as efforts to purge incriminating emails.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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