criminations

noun

Definition of criminationsnext
plural of crimination
as in indictments

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  1. indictments
  2. accusations
  3. allegations
  4. complaints
  5. implications
  6. pleas
Noun
  • The first council meeting since the indictments is scheduled for Tuesday.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Since the appointment of the special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate the Kremlin’s gambit in 2016, federal indictments have consistently provided the most detailed, and therefore potent, accounts of such influence operations.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of indictments
Noun
  • The insurers denied the accusations and convinced a judge to dismiss the suits on technical grounds.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The complaints about the lack of attention to requests from Latino residents and accusations of discrimination will also go to the trial, the judge said.
    Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of accusations
Noun
  • Potentially impacting this year’s race, the San Jose Police Department placed Truong on leave after the district attorney’s office charged him with felony grand theft tied to mortgage fraud allegations.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • According to detectives, on the same day the allegations were reported, the victim conducted a phone call with Torres — monitored by police — in which Torres admitted to abusing the victim and at least one other underage relative.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of allegations
Noun
  • Moving scams are a growing concern, with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) noting an increase in complaints about fraudulent moving companies.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The center received upwards of 16,000 complaints out of Arizona in 2023.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of complaints
Noun
  • Conduct thorough research to understand the implications, communicate clearly and transparently, and be prepared for diverse reactions.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This is a very nuanced definition with far-reaching implications.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of implications
Noun
  • But in the spring, Israel still wished to avoid provoking Hezbollah, making the country more amenable to the Biden administration's pleas for caution.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Phone calls, emails and public pleas on social media had gotten them nowhere.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of pleas
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