Return+an+accusation

  • 1return an accusation — index recriminate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2recrimination, accusation — This is a pair of cause and effect words. An accusation is a charge of wrongdoing, the act of asserting that someone is guilty: The prosecuting attorney has decided upon an accusation of murder. A recrimination is a countercharge, an accusation… …

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  • 3recriminate — I verb accuse, bring a countercharge, come back at, countercharge, get even with, give in kind, have revenge, hit back, lash back, match, pay back, requite, retaliate, retort, retort a charge, return an accusation, return the charge, shift the… …

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  • 4The Elementary School — (Czech: Obecná škola) is a 1991 Czech comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. The screenplay comes from the pen of his father Zdeněk Svěrák. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1991 and is considered to… …

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  • 5Ray Lui — Infobox Chinese language singer and actor name = Ray Lui tradchinesename = 呂良偉 simpchinesename = 吕良伟 pinyinchinesename = lu3 liang2 wei3 jyutpingchinesename = leoi5 loeng4 wai5 origin = Hong Kong birthdate = birth date and age|1956|12|22… …

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  • 6retort — retort1 retorter, n. /ri tawrt /, v.t. 1. to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to. 2. to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it. 3. to answer (an argument or the like) by another to the… …

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  • 7recriminate — v. n. Return an accusation, retort a charge …

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  • 8retort — I re•tort [[t]rɪˈtɔrt[/t]] v. t. 1) to reply to, usu. in a sharp or retaliatory way 2) to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it 3) to answer (an argument or the like) by another to the contrary 4) to reply, esp.… …

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  • 9retort — I. /rəˈtɔt / (say ruh tawt) verb (t) 1. to reply in retaliation; make a retort or retorts, often quickly and sharply; reply in kind to. 2. to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it. 3. to answer (an argument or the… …

  • 10re|crim|i|na|tion — «rih KRIHM uh NAY shuhn», noun. the act of accusing in return; counter accusation: »The quarreling children were full of recrimination …

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