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criminations

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plural of crimination

as in indictments

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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
In a second half filled with indictments on Imai’s inauspicious season, few seem more glaring than this.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of indictments

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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

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The brothers’ defense lawyers countered that the UK allegations are years old, have not resulted in convictions, and their claims to be wealthy were exaggerated to promote online businesses and to generate attention.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Hisbah members also face widespread allegations of rights abuses in their enforcement operations, including subjecting offenders to dehumanizing punishments such as public beatings or shaming.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of allegations

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Park officials, meanwhile, have long fielded scores of complaints about other head and neck injuries sustained after riding the attraction, according to internal records cited by an expert witness for a plaintiff in court filings.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Mexican diplomats have filed complaints with the Justice Department, eight attorneys general and 12 district attorneys.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of complaints

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Iran launched a drone attack against Azerbaijan early in the war, triggering harsh denunciations and speculation that Azerbaijan could enter the war.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Even William Lloyd Garrison—whose abolitionist newspaper The Liberator published blistering denunciations of Washington’s slaveholding—at times saw the rhetorical utility of touting Washington’s actions against slavery.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Definition of denunciations

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Hidden like counts, disabled autoplay by default, and a ban on extreme makeup filters in addition to Meta’s existing cosmetic-surgery filter ban.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Clancy, 36, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of her children — Cora, Dawson and Callan, all younger than 6 — who were discovered strangled at the family's home in January 2023.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of counts

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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

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