récrimination
1récrimination — [ rekriminasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1550; lat. médiév. recriminatio 1 ♦ Vx Accusation qu on oppose à celle de son adversaire. 2 ♦ Mod., Au plur. Fait de récriminer, plainte amère. ⇒ protestation, réclamation. Cessez vos récriminations ! « excédé par les… …
2recrimination — index answer (judicial response), charge (accusation), condemnation (blame), contention (opposition), denunciation …
3recrimination — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. récrimination, from M.L. recriminationem, from recriminari (see RECRIMINATE (Cf. recriminate)) …
4Recrimination — Re*crim i*na tion ( n? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]crimination, LL. recriminatio.] The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation. [1913 Webster] Accusations and recriminations passed backward and… …
5Recrimination — Recrimination, recriminiren, lat. deutsch, eine Beleidigung in Worten in gleicher Weise erwidern …
6recrimination — Recrimination. s. f. v. Accusation, reproche, injure, pour respondre à une autre accusation, un autre reproche, une autre injure …
7recrimination — ► NOUN (usu. recriminations) ▪ an accusation in response to one from someone else. ORIGIN Latin, from recriminari accuse in return …
8Recrimination — In law, recrimination is a defense in an action for divorce in which the accused party makes a similar accusation against the plaintiff. In plain English, it is a lawyer s way of saying you too. Recrimination was generally considered by family… …
9recrimination — UK [rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms recrimination : singular recrimination plural recriminations a) [uncountable] a situation in which people are accusing or criticizing each other attempts to end years of bitter recrimination b)… …
10recrimination — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin recrimination , recriminatio, from recriminare to make a retaliatory charge, from Latin re + criminari to accuse more at criminate Date: circa 1611 a retaliatory accusation; also the making of such accusations <… …