recrimination
n.
act of making a countercharge against an accuser
Recrimination
In
law, recrimination is a
defense in an action for
divorce in which the accused party makes a similar accusation against the
plaintiff. In
plain English, it is a
lawyer's way of saying "you too." Recrimination was generally considered by
family law experts to be one of the most dysfunctional and illogical aspects of the old fault-based divorce system in
common law countries. For example, in the context of a
marriage where the marital relationship has collapsed to the point that both spouses are openly committing
adultery, the assertion by either spouse of this defense would prevent a divorce even though the
family unit is clearly no longer capable of functioning.
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recrimination
Noun
1. mutual accusations
(hypernym) accusation, accusal
récrimination (f)
n.
recrimination, expostulation
Recrimination
(n.)
The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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