Crimination

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crimination \Crim`i*na"tion\ (kr?m`?-n?"sh?n), n. [L.
     criminatio.]
     The act of accusing; accusation; charge; complaint.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The criminations and recriminations of the adverse


           parties.                                 --Macaulay.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CRIMINATION. The act by which a party accused, is proved to be guilty. 
       2. It is a rule, founded in common sense, that no one is bound to 
  criminate himself. A witness may refuse to answer a question, when the 
  answer would criminate him, and subject him to punishment. And a party in 
  equity is not bound to answer a bill, when the answer would form a step in 
  the prosecution. Coop. Eq. Pl. 204; Mitf. Eq. Pl. by Jeremy, 194; Story, 
  Eq,. Pl. Sec. 591; 14 Ves. 59.