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.