noun
- plural of crimination; accusations or charges of wrongdoing, especially mutual or reciprocal accusations
Usage: formal; often used in the phrase 'recriminations' (mutual accusations)
Examples
- The debate devolved into criminations and counter-criminations between the two candidates.
- After the scandal broke, criminations flew back and forth across the office.
- The legal proceedings were marked by endless criminations from both sides.
- Rather than resolve the conflict, they exchanged criminations about past mistakes.
- The investigation uncovered criminations against several high-ranking officials.