as in to accuse
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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The suit also accused Michel, Esformes and others of admitting elderly patients from ALFs owned by Michel and Esformes to Larkin for medically unnecessary treatment paid for by Medicare and Medicaid.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026 -
The decision to hire independent, outside counsel comes after two district employees were arrested last month, both accused of inappropriate relationships with students.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In November 2025, both were federally indicted, and each has pleaded not guilty.—
Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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In February, an Israeli Air Force reservist was indicted, along with an alleged accomplice, on suspicion of placing bets on Polymarket based on classified information about the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June 2025.—
Nic Puckrin,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bundy was arrested for the first time in connection with the disappearances August 1975, when police pulled him over and found incriminating items including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask, in his vehicle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Police pulled him over and found incriminating items in his vehicle including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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