récrimination
11RÉCRIMINATION — s. f. Accusation, reproche, injure tendante à repousser une autre accusation, un autre reproche, une autre injure. Tout ce qu il dit contre moi n est qu une récrimination. Vous ne dites cela que par récrimination. Ce ne sont là que des… …
12RÉCRIMINATION — n. f. Accusation tendant à en repousser une autre. Tout ce qu’il dit contre moi n’est qu’une récrimination. Vous ne dites cela que par récrimination. Ce ne sont là que des récriminations. User de récriminations. Il s’emploie encore, généralement… …
13récrimination — (ré kri mi na sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. Reproche qu on oppose à un autre reproche. • Il était malaisé de lui répondre [à Luther, contre Zwingle] ; aussi ne lui répondit on à Zurich que par une mauvaise récrimination, BOSSUET Var. 2 …
14recrimination — /rakrimaneyshan/ A charge made by an accused person against the accuser; in particular a counter charge of adultery or cruelty made by one charged with the same offense in a suit for divorce, against the person who has charged him or her. Under… …
15recrimination — See recrimination, accusation …
16recrimination — re|crim|i|na|tion [ rı,krımı neıʃn ] noun uncount a situation in which people are accusing or criticizing each other: attempts to end years of bitter recrimination a. count usually plural a statement accusing or criticizing someone who has… …
17recrimination — [[t]rɪkrɪ̱mɪne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] recriminations N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Recriminations are accusations that two people or groups make about each other. The bitter rows and recriminations have finally ended the relationship... The war sweeps up everyone …
18recrimination — noun this is not a time for recrimination, but a time to come together in solidarity Syn: accusation(s), counteraccusation(s), countercharge(s), counterattack(s), retaliation(s) …
19recrimination, accusation — This is a pair of cause and effect words. An accusation is a charge of wrongdoing, the act of asserting that someone is guilty: The prosecuting attorney has decided upon an accusation of murder. A recrimination is a countercharge, an accusation… …
20recrimination — re·crim·i·na·tion (rĭ krĭm ə nāʹshən) n. 1. The act of recriminating. 2. A countercharge. 3. Law. A defense in an action for divorce in which the accused party makes a similar accusation, as of adultery or cruelty, against the plaintiff. * * * …
