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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  • Days after San Mateo County released a scathing report accusing Sheriff Christina Corpus of abuse of power and other wrongdoing, her acting assistant sheriff Matthew Fox resigned Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office said.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The source described the hit as legitimate and in line with the customs of war, accusing Trankovsky of war crimes for ordering missile strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine.
    Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of accusing
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  • 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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  • The attorney’s effort is aimed at prosecuting reckless drivers more reliably at the state level, which requires someone to be cited for a second time or more.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Milwaukee leaders announced a new effort to curtail repeat reckless driving through more firmly prosecuting the crime.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of prosecuting
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