as in to accuse
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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The big picture: Trump made the announcement just before signing the Laken Riley Act, which requires the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes such as theft.—
Brittany Gibson,
Axios,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Alex Perez Suarez, a 43-year-old Baltimore resident, is accused of flying an unregistered drone above M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 11 when the Federal Aviation Administration had imposed a temporary flight restriction over the venue.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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An Ohio man was indicted after officials found a missing woman’s body in a backyard.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2025
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He was indicted on charges of bribery and fraud following a federal investigation that his campaign illegally conspired with foreign businesspeople and Turkish officials.—
Axios,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Police allegedly searched the woman’s car and pocketbook and found nothing incriminating during the 8 a.m. stop.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The cards, written in English on one side and Spanish on the other, say that people do not have to answer questions, sign documents, or show paperwork, based on the Constitution’s 5th Amendment right to not incriminate oneself.—
Araceli Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Criminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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