CRIMINATED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

criminated

verb

past tense of criminate

as in accused

to make a claim of wrongdoing against scornfully declaring that he was not the only one to blame, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates

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Kagame has led the country for decades, and his government has long been accused of abuses over its treatment of political opponents, journalists and other critics.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Cedric Von Ferdinand, 34, is accused of killing Nadine Jett and burying her remains in her Oak Creek Road property, San Diego County Dist.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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Reiner was indicted on murder charges earlier this year and faces life without the possibility of parole if convicted at trial.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
That was when she and her brother were removed from the home of Arthur and her husband, Cledith Arthur, after he was indicted and charged with raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter.

— Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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