an allegation that a person is guilty of some fault, offence, or crime; imputation a formal charge brought against a person stating the crime that he or she is alleged to have committed
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ac•cu•sa•tion /ˌækyʊˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a charge of guilt or blame:[countable]false accusations.
- the act of accusing:[uncountable]protested the accusation of the young man.
ac•cu•sa•tion
(ak′yŏŏ zā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- a charge of wrongdoing;
imputation of guilt or blame. - Lawthe specific offense charged:The accusation is murder.
- the act of accusing or state of being accused.
- Latin accūsātiōn- (stem of accūsātiō), equivalent. to accūsāt(us), past participle of accūsāre (see accuse, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English accusacion 1350–1400
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'accusation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Susanna
- absolve
- accusal
- accusatory
- accuse
- allegation
- allege
- answer
- appeal
- aspersion
- backstab
- bill of indictment
- bottomless
- bum rap
- call
- categorematic
- category
- charge
- clear
- complain
- countercharge
- court of inquiry
- crime
- denounce
- denunciation
- deny
- evasion
- evidence
- excuse
- exonerate
- fortify
- foulness
- good
- gravamen
- guilty
- home
- impeach
- impeachment
- imputation
- incriminate
- indict
- indictment
- insupportable
- invective
- jury
- lie
- lodge
- malediction
- present
- purge