récrimination — [ 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… … Encyclopédie Universelle
recrimination — index answer (judicial response), charge (accusation), condemnation (blame), contention (opposition), denunciation … Law dictionary
recrimination — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. récrimination, from M.L. recriminationem, from recriminari (see RECRIMINATE (Cf. recriminate)) … Etymology dictionary
Recrimination — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recrimination — Recrimination, recriminiren, lat. deutsch, eine Beleidigung in Worten in gleicher Weise erwidern … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
recrimination — Recrimination. s. f. v. Accusation, reproche, injure, pour respondre à une autre accusation, un autre reproche, une autre injure … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
recrimination — ► NOUN (usu. recriminations) ▪ an accusation in response to one from someone else. ORIGIN Latin, from recriminari accuse in return … English terms dictionary
Recrimination — 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… … Wikipedia
recrimination — 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)… … English dictionary
recrimination — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
RÉCRIMINATION — 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… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
