(n.) The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation.

account for accountability accounting for accredit with accrete to accusal accusation accuse accusing acknowledge allegation allegement anathema anathematize anathemize animadvert on answerability application apply to arraign arraignment arrogation ascribe to ascription assign to assignation assignment attach to attachment attribute to attribution bill of particulars blame for blame on bring home to bringing of charges bringing to book call to account cast blame upon cast reflection upon castigation censure charge charge on charge to complain against complaint condemn condemnation confess connect with connection with count credit credit with criticism criticize cry down cry out against cry out on cry shame upon culpability damn damnation decrial decry delation denounce denouncement denunciate denunciation derivation from disapprobation disapproval etiology excoriation fasten upon father upon fault fix on fix upon flaying fulminate against fulmination fustigation guilt hang on hold against honor impeach impeachment implication impugn imputation impute impute to incriminate indict indictment information innuendo insinuation inveigh against knock lawsuit lay to laying of charges liability objurgation onus palaetiology pillorying pin on pinpoint place upon placement plaint point to prosecution rap rebuke recriminate recrimination refer to reference to reflect upon reprehend reprehension reprimand reproach reprobate reprobation reproof reprove responsibility saddle on saddle with saddling scold set down to settle upon shake up skin skinning alive stricture suit taxing true bill unspoken accusation veiled accusation