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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But they were accused of wanting a national ID card.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Trump accused of attacking legal system Trump moved against WilmerHale only hours before that firm went to court Friday morning.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted in Fulton County in August 2023.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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On May 10, 2022, Nathan was criminally indicted in the murder of his mother, Linda.—
Audrey Karnan,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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During the Watergate investigation, President Richard Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox over enforcement of a grand jury subpoena for incriminating White House tapes upheld in Nixon v. Sirica (1973).—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2025
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Steve is about to be shown his extensive FSB file, the hotel cam footage, bank records, online dating profiles, incriminating private messenger convos.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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