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PRONUNCIATION OF RECRIMINATORY

recriminatory  [rɪˈkrɪmɪˌneɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECRIMINATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recriminatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RECRIMINATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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. As a result, the defense was formally abolished by statute in many jurisdictions when they converted to a no-fault divorce regime. The corollary principle of comparative rectitude ameliorated the effects of the recrimination doctrine by holding that if the offenses were of entirely different orders of seriousness, the spouse guilty of the lesser fault was still entitled to relief.

Definition of recriminatory in the English dictionary

The definition of recriminatory in the dictionary is involving accusations between people who are blaming each other for sth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECRIMINATORY


anticipatory
ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
buccinatory
ˌbʌksɪˈneɪtərɪ
cachinnatory
ˌkækɪˈneɪtərɪ
celebratory
ˈsɛləbreɪtərɪ
circulatory
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪtərɪ
compensatory
ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ
condemnatory
ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪtərɪ
congratulatory
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
designatory
ˌdezɪɡˈneɪtərɪ
emanatory
ˈɛməˌneɪtərɪ
fulminatory
ˈfʌlmɪˌneɪtərɪ
gyratory
ˌdʒaɪəˈreɪtərɪ
inclinatory
ˌɪnklɪˈneɪtərɪ
oscillatory
ˌɒsɪˈleɪtərɪ
participatory
pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
peregrinatory
ˌpɛrɪɡrɪˈneɪtərɪ
predesignatory
ˌpriːdezɪɡˈneɪtərɪ
regulatory
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
translatory
trænsˈleɪtərɪ
vaccinatory
ˈvæksɪˌneɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECRIMINATORY

recreatively
recreator
recrement
recremental
recrementitial
recrementitious
recriminate
recrimination
recriminative
recriminator
recross
recrown
recrudesce
recrudescence
recrudescency
recrudescent
recruit
recruitable
recruital
recruiter

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECRIMINATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
lavatory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
predatory
preparatory
purgatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of recriminatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «recriminatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECRIMINATORY

Find out the translation of recriminatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recriminatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recriminatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反诉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recriminatorio
570 millions of speakers

English

recriminatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

recriminatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبادل الاتهامات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

recriminatory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recriminatórias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

recriminatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

récriminatoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penderhakaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

recriminatory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

recriminatory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

recriminatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Recriminatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

recriminatory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

recriminatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभिप्राय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

recriminatory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

recriminatory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

recriminatory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

recriminatory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

recriminatory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

recriminatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

recriminatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

recriminatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

recriminatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recriminatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECRIMINATORY»

The term «recriminatory» is normally little used and occupies the 114.940 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECRIMINATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «recriminatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «recriminatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recriminatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECRIMINATORY»

Discover the use of recriminatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recriminatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Law Reports: Court of Common Pleas
A. having petitioned against his return and claimed the seat, recriminatory charges were made. At the trial of the petition B. was proved guilty of corrupt practices by his agents, and decided by the judge not to have been duly elected, and after ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, 1871
2
Anti-Judaism and Early Christian Identity: A Critique of the ...
TYPOLOGY II.3 Recriminatory Anti-Judaism We turn now to a third kind of anti- Judaism with political ramifications. As in the case of "strategic" anti-Judaism, the notion of "recriminatory" anti- Judaism is based on the assumption that the rivalry  ...
Miriam S. Taylor, 1995
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Cases Decided in the Court of Session
A husband raised an action of divorce, on the bead of adultery, in 1833; his wife, besides denying her own guilt, inserted in her statement of facts recriminatory charges of adultery against the husband ; in 1836, she raised an action of divorce  ...
Scotland. Court of Session, 1836
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A Practical Arrangement of Ecclesiastical Law
[h ofiwhere the wife libelled the husband for cruelty and adultery, e_ usband answered by a recriminatory charge of adultery against the wife, the court held the cruelty and adultery of the recriminatory allegation, Adultery . Pleas in bar of.
Francis James Newman Rogers, 1849
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Works
You cannot admit the evidence of any such services received directly from him, as a matter of recriminatory charge upon the House of Commons, because you have not suffered that House to examine into the validity and merit of this plea.
Edmund Burke, 1827
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Cobbett's Political Register
Has she ever in any part of her defence on any occasion, put forward recriminatory matter? Let any one reac the contents of Mr. PERCEVAL'S book, and they will there see how different her mode of defence was from that which this gentleman ...
William Cobbett, 1820
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Cobbett's Weekly Political Register
Has she ever in any part of her defence on any occasion, put forward recriminatory matter? Let any one read the contents of Mr. Perceval's book, and they will there see how different her mode of defence was from that which this gentleman has ...
William Cobbett, 1820
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American Family Laws: A Comparative Study of the Family Law ...
L. Rev. 139-40 (1911). "Connivance as Recriminatory Defense," 29 Col. L. Rev. 799-805 (1929). "Lapse of Time as Bar to Recriminatory Defense," Ryan v. Ryan, 132 Misc. (N. Y.) 339; 229 N. Y. S. 511 (1928)— 28 Col. L. Rev. 1103-4 (1928).
Chester Garfield Vernier, Richard Anthony Frank, 1938
9
Fairburn's Edition of the Trial Between Sir Jacob Astley, ...
Full Title: "Fairburn's Edition of The Trial Between Sir Jacob Astley, Bart. Plaintiff, and Thomas Garth, Defendant, for Criminal Conversation With The Plaintiff's Wife; Including The Whole of The Recriminatory Evidence of Mrs.
‎2012
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The Law Times Reports: Containing All the Cases Argued and ...
Under tliis itarute there is no discretion vested in the court, and all the arguments of the other side would apply to a case where the recriminatory case had not been (tone into at'all. By the 5th section a petition may be presented by any member ...
‎1870

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECRIMINATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recriminatory is used in the context of the following news items.
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When a Man With a Gun Is Upset That You Slept With His Sister
There follows a flood of recriminatory exposition, with sturm and drang about Dad undermining his sons, abusing his wife and living life only for himself. In return ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams: Larry Campbell and Teresa …
The yearning in Williams' voice on “Another One More Time” and Campbell's self-recriminatory baritone on “Down on My Knees” demonstrate the intuitive ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
3
Kirby: There's nothing wrong with a little regret
Self-recriminatory and defeatist thoughts will come at inopportune moments. He'll be digging a ditch somewhere or holding his kid and suddenly think, "Damn! «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Don't cloud Yes triumph with these witch-hunts
Second, recriminatory activists should remember that the majority Yes vote is not the same as the gay Yes vote. Most Yes voters want a healing, not a witch-hunt. «Irish Independent, May 15»
5
Villagers: Darling Arithmetic
The catchy, compact “Dawning on Me” compares love to the morning sun, while “No One to Blame” is a torchy relationship post-mortem full of self-recriminatory ... «Paste Magazine, Apr 15»
6
Buhari: At The Appointed Time By Peter Claver Oparah
But I was to be stunned when the same AIT was to churn out a recriminatory smear documentary against Buhari as the campaigns progressed. It was full of bile, ... «SaharaReporters.com, Apr 15»
7
House of Cards, season 3, episode 1, review: 'an underwhelming …
In less accomplished hands, a recriminatory graveside tinkle might come off as absurd. But Netflix's showpiece drama is such a gorgeous object, every frame ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
8
Recriminations divide Washington in wake of CIA torture report
... wildly from American norms, also misled everyone on the brutality and effectiveness of the program — that sent Washington into recriminatory convulsions. «Toronto Star, Dec 14»
9
Faculty group looks for consensus on UNC athletics
"What I heard was finger pointing, wagon circling, ungenerous insult, self-righteous pontificating, a lot of charges that implied some type of recriminatory intent," ... «News & Observer, Nov 14»
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So the union is secure for a generation after the referendum? I …
It is also possible to see a descent into a recriminatory and poisonous mess which leaves Scotland feeling betrayed and the rest of the UK aggrieved. The odds ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»

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