recriminate

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 242 words | Copyright

recriminate retort an accusation, accuse in return. XVII. f. pp. stem of medL. recrmināre, f. L. RE- + crīminārī accuse, f. crīmen, crīmin- accusation; see -ATE3.
So recrimination XVII. — F. or medL.

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