v. i. [ Pref. re- + criminate: cf. F. récriminer, LL. recriminare. ] To return one charge or accusation with another; to charge back fault or crime upon an accuser. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To accuse in return. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. récrimination, 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 forward between the contending parties. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Recriminatory. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who recriminates. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. récriminatoire. ] Having the quality of recrimination; retorting accusation; recriminating. [ 1913 Webster ]