accusation Definition
ac·cu·sa·tion (ak′yo̵̅o̅ zā′s̸hən, -yə-)
noun
- an accusing or being accused
- the crime or wrong of which a person is accused
accusation Synonyms
accusation
n.
The act of accusing
arraignment, indictment, prosecution, accusal, impeachment, denunciation, incrimination, bringing of charges, finger-pointing*; see also blame 1.A charge
charge, indictment, allegation, imputation, denunciation, slur, exposé, complaint, citation, censure, insinuation, count, rap*, beef*, smear*, frame-up*.
accusation Law Definition
n
- A formal charge of criminal wrongdoing against a person or corporation. See also indictment, information and presentment.
- An informal charge that one has committed an illegal, immoral, or otherwise wrongful act.
accusation Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- opportunism: It won't end Labor's accusation of opportunism, but it will allow the Conservatives to claim they have taken a consistent position.
- witchcraft: Includes extensive extracts of court records, and considers possible reasons for the relative rarity of accusations of witchcraft in Wales.
- plagiarism: Across the road are the Royal Courts of Justice, where Dan Brown defended himself against accusations of plagiarism.
- favoritism: However, it is vital to ensure that they are handled in such a way that gives no grounds for accusations of favoritism.
- sleaze: New election spending limits plus a small expansion of present state funding would cleanse British politics from the unfounded accusations of sleaze.
Converse of object
- refute: Speaking to our reporter aboard his new luxury yacht moored in the Azores, Mr Galloway again refuted these accusations.
- deny: Thom's manager, Ian Brown, denies these accusations.
- deflect: She's also hoping to deflect accusations of profligacy.
- reject: Origins of the modern world We reject utterly accusations of " Euro centrism " .
Adjective modifier
- unfounded: New election spending limits plus a small expansion of present state funding would cleanse British politics from the unfounded accusations of sleaze.
- baseless: There is only one way to make the League know how my hundreds of thousands of readers feel about their baseless accusations.
- false: These also protect an honest person from false accusation.
- unsubstantiated: He must be careful not to overreact to unsubstantiated accusations.
- scurrilous: The Verger and I both look forward to meeting you when you visit this country to defend him against these scurrilous accusations.
- wrongful: An innocent person should be protected from wrongful accusation.
Noun used with modifier
- witchcraft: In 1615 there were only ten instances of witchcraft accusations traced across the country, including Jonet and Katherine.
- murder: Ritual murder accusations: the story of Simon of Trent, Italy, 1475 39.
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