Definition of "finger-pointing" []

• The act of blaming someone for something; the imputation of blame. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Despite distrust and finger-pointing by mob members, the explanation was accepted by Licavoli."
• "CNN's Brianna Keilar reports on the finger-pointing between the major players involved in the Gulf Coast oil spill."
• ""We oppose the practice of finger-pointing among countries or strong-arm measures to force other countries to appreciate currencies," he told reporters last month."