The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recrimination \Re*crim`i*na"tion\ (-n?"sh?n), n. [F.
   r['e]crimination, LL. recriminatio.]
   The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the
   accused against the accuser; a counter accusation.
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         Accusations and recriminations passed backward and
         forward between the contending parties.  --Macaulay.
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