Accusation

English

Noun

Accusation (plural Accusations)

1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.
2. A formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person
3. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
4. A declaration of fault or blame against another.

Adjectives for Accusation

frivolous; unfounded; monstrous; plaintive; vulgar; horrible; tearful; vague; rash; unanswerable; recurrent; merciless; mock; human; public; groundless; menial; eloquent; positive; keen; railing; sarcastic; indignant; constant; trumped up; nonsensical; sharp; determined; -wild; unjust; false; cruel; revolting; wholesale (pl); grave; scurrilous; slanderous; violent; sensational; hasty; playful; vitriolic; villainous.

Verbs for Accusation

balk at -; bring -; clear -; contradict -; counteract -; defend against -; deny -; disprove -; face -; headline -; heap -; hurl -; level - at; parry -; refute -; resist -; roar -s; secure against -; set -; splutter -; uncover -; weigh -; withstand -.

See also

charge, complaint, accusal

Synonyms

• impeachment
• crimination
• censure
• charge

Alternative forms

• accusasiowne, accusacion (both obsolete, )

Etymology

From Old French acusation (French accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). See accuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃən/, SAMPA: /%{k.jU"zeI.S@n/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Translations

act of accusing or charging with a crime

Bulgarian: обвинение (bg) Catalan: acusació (ca) f. Czech: obvinění (cs) n. Finnish: syyttäminen (fi) French: accusation (fr) f. German: Anklage (de) f. Greek: κατηγορία (el) f. Italian: accusa (it) f.

Japanese: 告発 (ja) (kokuhatsu) Latin: accūsātiō (la) f. Polish: oskarżenie (pl) n. Portuguese: acusação (pt) f. Spanish: acusación (es) f. Swahili: madai (sw) Swedish: anklagelse (sv) c.

that of which one is accused

Bulgarian: обвинение (bg) Catalan: acusació (ca) f. Czech: obvinění (cs) n. Finnish: syyte (fi) French: accusation (fr) f. Greek: κατηγορία (el) f.

Japanese: 言いがかり (ja) (iigakari) Latin: accūsātiō (la) f. Polish: oskarżenie (pl) n. Portuguese: acusação (pt) f. Swahili: madai (sw)

declaration of fault or blame against another

Bulgarian: обвинение (bg) Catalan: acusació (ca) f. Czech: obvinění (cs) n. Finnish: syyte (fi), syytös (fi) French: accusation (fr) f. Greek: κατηγορία (el) Japanese: 告発 (ja) (kokuhatsu)

Latin: accūsātiō (la) f. Polish: oskarżenie (pl) n. Portuguese: acusação (pt) f. Spanish: acusación (es) f. Swahili: madai (sw) Swedish: anklagelse (sv) c. Hebrew: האשמה (haashama) f. (1), אישום (yshum) m. (2) Indonesian: tuduhan Interlingua: accusation Japanese: 容疑 (ja), ようぎ (ja), yōgi (ja) Romanian: acuzaţie (ro) f., învinuire (ro) f. Serbian: tužba (sr), žalba (sr)

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Noun

Accusation f. (plural Accusations)

1. accusation

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Interlingua

Noun

Accusation (plural Accusationes)

1. accusation