CRIMINATE
Crim"i*nate (kr, v. t. [imp & p. p. Criminated (-n; p. pr. & vb. n.
Criminating (-n.] Etym: [L. criminatus, p. p. of criminare,
criminari, to criminate, fr. crimen. See Crime.]
1. To accuse of, or charge with, a crime. To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt, independent, and reforming parliament. Burke.
2. To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to
a criminal charge.
Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear to criminate him.
Macaulay.
CRIMINATION
Crim`i*na"tion (krm`-n"shn), n. Etym: [L. criminatio.]
Defn: The act of accusing; accusation; charge; complaint.
The criminations and recriminations of the adverse parties. Macaulay.
CRIMINATIVE
Crim"i*na*tive (krm"-n-tv), a.
Defn: Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory. R. North.
CRIMINATORY
Crim"i*na*to*ry (-t-r), a.
Defn: Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing; as, a criminatory conscience.
CRIMINOLOGY Crim`i*nol"o*gy (-nl"-j), n. Etym: [L. crimen, crimenis, crime + - logy.]