crimination

noun

Definition of criminationnext
as in indictment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimination
  1. indictment
  2. accusation
  3. allegation
  4. complaint
  5. condemnation
  6. denunciation
  7. count
  8. plea
Noun
  • Now that Luigi Mangione has been arrested and charged in the Dec. 4 killing of Thompson, Dering and his company have come under fierce condemnation on social media among those who see the killing as an indictment of the U.S. healthcare industry.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement But Hunter Biden had never traveled to Ukraine, according to Smirnov’s indictment.
    Alanna Durkin Richer and Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of indictment
Noun
  • When accusations arise questioning Sara’s intentions to empower the girls, her identity is put in turmoil.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Newsweek also sought comment on Tuesday from Carter's representative and Combs' attorney about the rape accusation.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accusation
Noun
  • The report provided a variety of statistics about the office’s investigations, how many complaints were filed and the general types of allegations.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Liberals seem more dispirited than energized by Trump’s victory this time around — perhaps because his election win was not that much of a shock, nor shadowed by the allegations of foreign interference that swirled in 2016.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of allegation
Noun
  • So far this fall, Milwaukee DNS has seen a 35% increase in complaints from last year about landlords providing no heat or insufficient heat, WITI-TV (Channel 6) and WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) reported.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The state said any consumers who have a complaint against LaFontaine Motors of Livonia should call the Office of Investigative Services automotive complaint line at 844-372-8356.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of complaint
Noun
  • Inside, 190 lawmakers succeeded in voting against the decree and Yoon was forced to lift martial law just six hours after announcing it, amid widespread condemnation.
    Ivan Watson, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The declaration followed Marcos Jr.'s signing of legislation clarifying his nation's maritime claims, a move that drew strong condemnation from Beijing.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of condemnation
Noun
  • Fear, the emotion that predominates in Le Corbeau, seems familiar — lingering from the tyrannical Covid lockdowns, Stasi-like doxxing, denunciations, and the social antagonism endured through political partisanship.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
  • But Musk did not confine his anger to harsh denunciations.
    Marietje Schaake, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of denunciation
Noun
  • Penny, a 26-year-old former Marine, now faces just one count of criminally negligent homicide in Neely’s death last year.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Ben Berkowitz, Avery Lotz Updated 10 mins ago - Business Luigi Mangione charged in PA for crimes unrelated to UnitedHealthcare CEO's death Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania Monday and charged with five counts unrelated to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    Dan Primack, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of count
Noun
  • In Timberlake’s plea deal, he was sentenced to 25 hours of community service and fined $500.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But incoming Republican Chair Brendan Carr, an Elon Musk ally, will likely reject the pleas.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of plea
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