criminating

verb

Definition of criminatingnext
present participle of criminate
as in accusing
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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  1. accusing
  2. indicting
  3. prosecuting
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  • The rights group joins a growing chorus of critics accusing Israel of committing genocidal acts in its war in Gaza.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.
    Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of accusing
Verb
  • In July, her office led the charge in indicting employees of Radius Recycling – formerly known as Schnitzer Steel – regarding a massive 2023 fire that spewed toxic smoke across the East Bay.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Following Hamas’s attack, the government has rolled back this campaign by detaining and indicting Arab citizens over their social media posts and preventing Arab antiwar demonstrations.
    Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of indicting
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  • Atchison's defense attorney Ben Powers had asked Chappell to disqualify the DA's office from prosecuting the case because Powers and a private investigator were pictured in the audit.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Another Florida native, Moody also spent time with the United States Attorney's Office prosecuting drug, firearm and fraud offenses.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of prosecuting
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