incriminations

noun

plural of incrimination
as in allegations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminations
  1. allegations
  2. counts
  3. indictments
  4. accusations
  5. recriminations
  6. complaints
  7. raps
  8. charges
Noun
  • Daniel and Lisa disputed their son’s allegations in various court filings and moved to dismiss the lawsuit about a month after it was filed.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The allegations in the federal indictment mirror those brought by Minnesota officials, who have separately charged Castro with assault and false reporting of a crime related to the nonfatal shooting of Sosa-Celis.
    — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of allegations
Noun
  • After Graf announced Robinson would stand trial on all seven counts, Robinson pleaded not guilty to each of the charges.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Gadd appeared ​at Southwark Crown Court by video link ‌from ⁠prison and denied four counts of indecent assault, two counts of indecency with a child and ​two counts ​of unlawful ⁠sexual intercourse with a girl under 13.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of counts
Noun
  • Tens of thousands of dollars were flowing through these interactions, the indictments show.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
    — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of indictments
Noun
  • The accusations surfaced after the Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy (COGS) petitioned to have a court unseal the divorce records dating to 2012.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Høiby pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser charges.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accusations
Noun
  • Human observers became so invested in the drama that recriminations flew and comment sections were restricted.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries.
    — PAUL WISEMAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of recriminations
Noun
  • Latinos Aventureros Co-Founder Sandra Salazar said complaints about trash at Wilson Creek since Hurricane Helene created friction in the area.
    — Lily Knoepp, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In lieu of bigger changes that could reduce noise complaints, many hotels now routinely hand out earplugs and eye masks.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of complaints
Noun
  • Here was Jay, drawing a line between the increasingly popular molly raps of the 2010s with his own penchant for luxury garments.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In another era, his hard-nosed coke raps could have blown up in a much cooler way, say, during the 2010s blog era.
    — Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Definition of raps
Noun
  • Nearly all his conduct charges were dismissed, the suit says, even as the student faced a lengthy campus ban.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Selective repression had already been introduced before 2022 with the imprisonment of a number of governors, ministers, and high-ranking civil servants on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of charges
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