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crimination

US/ˌkɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/

crimination noun: an accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination.

Noun

crimination (countable and uncountable, plural criminations)

  1. An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination
    • […] and when the ambassadors, after a fruitless attempt at negotiation, which evaporated in mutual crimination and recrimination, set out on their return to Aragon, they were twice detained, […]1837, William Hickling Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella

Forms of crimination

pluralcriminations

Origin of crimination

Borrowed from Latin criminatio, criminationis.

Questions about crimination

What does crimination mean?
Crimination means an accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination.
What part of speech is crimination?
Crimination is a noun.
How do you pronounce crimination?
Crimination is pronounced /ˌkɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of crimination?
The plural of crimination is criminations.

Words near crimination in the dictionary

  1. criminals
  2. criminate
  3. criminated
  4. criminates
  5. criminating
  6. crimination
  7. criminations
  8. criminative
  9. criminator
  10. criminators
  11. criminatory

Source and license

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