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Is it alright to say:

They want to account all the people for their crimes.
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They want to account all the people for their crimes.

How about:

They want to make people accountable for all their crimes.
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They want to account all the people for their crimes.

How about:

They want to make people accountable for all their crimes.
Maybe both versions are correct, or maybe yours is better
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Depends on what you want to say:

Do you want to make people responsible for their crimes?

or

Do you want to actually tabulate the number of crimes?
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Is it alright to say:

They want to account all the people for their crimes.
No. However, you can bring people to account or hold them accountable.

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