recrimination
NounUS[rih-krim-ih-ney-shuhn]/rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/5 syllables
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Noun (1)
- mutual accusationsType of accusation, accusal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Re·crim′i·na′tion (-n?′sh?n), noun
Origin: F. récrimination, LL. recriminatio.
The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation.
Accusations and recriminations passed backward and forward between the contending parties.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54