Re-crĭm'i-nā'tion, n.

n. [L. Lat. recriminatio, Fr. récrimination, Sp. recriminacion, It. recriminazione.]

1. The act of recriminating; the return of one accusation with another.
2. (Law.) A counter-accusation; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser.

Accusations and recriminations passed backward and forward between the contending parties. Macaulay.