Definitions for recrimination
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recriminationnoun

   mutual accusations

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1. recriminationnoun

   The act of recriminating.

2. recriminationnoun

   A counter or mutual accusation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recriminationnoun

   Return of one accusation with another.

   Etymology: recrimination, Fr. from recriminate.

   Publick defamation will seem disobliging enough to provoke a return, which again begets a rejoinder, and so the quarrel is carried on with mutual recriminations. Gov. of Tong.

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1. Recrimination

   In law, recrimination is a defense in an action for divorce in which the accused party makes a similar accusation against the plaintiff. To put it simply, it is the defense of "you, too." Recrimination was generally considered by family law experts to be one of the most dysfunctional and illogical aspects of the old fault-based divorce system in common law countries. For example, in the context of a marriage where the marital relationship has collapsed to the point that both spouses are openly committing adultery, the assertion by either spouse of this defense would prevent a divorce even though the family unit is clearly no longer capable of functioning. As a result, the defense was formally abolished by statute in many jurisdictions when they converted to a no-fault divorce regime. New York law is one of very few jurisdictions that retain this defense.The corollary principle of comparative rectitude ameliorated the effects of the recrimination doctrine by holding that if the offenses were of entirely different orders of seriousness, the spouse guilty of the lesser fault was still entitled to relief.

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1. recrimination

   Recrimination is the act of accusing or blaming someone in response to accusations made against oneself. It involves making counter-accusations, often as a defensive strategy. It's typically used in the context of arguments or legal disputes.

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1. Recriminationnoun

   the act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation

2. Etymology: [F. rcrimination, LL. recriminatio.]

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1. 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 law experts to be one of the most dysfunctional and illogical aspects of the old fault-based divorce system in common law countries. For example, in the context of a marriage where the marital relationship has collapsed to the point that both spouses are openly committing adultery, the assertion by either spouse of this defense would prevent a divorce even though the family unit is clearly no longer capable of functioning. As a result, the defense was formally abolished by statute in many jurisdictions when they converted to a no-fault divorce regime. The corollary principle of comparative rectitude ameliorated the effects of the recrimination doctrine by holding that if the offenses were of entirely different orders of seriousness, the spouse guilty of the lesser fault was still entitled to relief.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recrimination in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recrimination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of recrimination in a Sentence

1. Sharon Salzberg:

   If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again.

2. Cuyahoga County:

   Grand jury secrecy is designed to allow grand jurors and witnesses to perform their legal duties without fear of retaliation or recrimination.

3. Michael Penfold:

   Saab's extradition restarts the bad blood between Venezuela and the U.S., we’re going back to the old dynamic of mutual recrimination that the negotiations had started to ease, but with the difference that now these indictments are part of that dynamic.

4. The New York Times:

   Bruce just isn't a man with a double life, but a character shaped with love and exasperation, recrimination and guilt by Alison's recollection of him.

5. Abdullah Demirbas:

   This is why there is self-recrimination. If we hadn't been foolish, it wouldn't have happened to us too.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recrimination
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recrimination
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=recrimination
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recrimination
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recrimination
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=recrimination