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/ˌækjəzˈeɪʃən/ /ˌækjuzˈeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Accusation n.

The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense. "We come not by the way of accusation To taint that honor every good tongue blesses."

That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge. "(They) set up over his head his accusation."

Synonyms: Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.

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Etymology of 'Accusation'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Accusation" Quotes from Famous Books

... pushed away the accusation with both hands. "Madam, madam, I shall take all the risks. I should not dream, now, of asking for a cheque on account. On the contrary, I should guarantee a percentage of the gross receipts. Perhaps I am unwise to take risks—I dare say I am—but I could not bear to see ...

— The Lion's Share • E. Arnold Bennett

... him from behind, almost as he eyed the bottle. She eyed him as she might the devil caught in the toils of the arch-angel; and if she did not bring against him a railing accusation, it was more from cunning than politeness. "Ah, my fine fellow!" her eyes said, "he is after you! he will be ...

— Warlock o' Glenwarlock • George MacDonald

... Bethune, with a trace of impatience in his voice. "How many times have I told you to quit this self-accusation. A man who covered fifty miles on horseback, seven hundred on the train, and then nearly a hundred a-foot, under conditions such as you faced, has nothing to be ashamed of in the failure of his mission. It is your loss as well as mine, for you also were to have profited by ...

— The Gold Girl • James B. Hendryx

... wait and see how the pulse of that body, new as it is, would beat. They are with us now, probably, but such a step as this may carry many over to Genet's side. Genet will not obey the order, &c. &c. The President asked me what I would do if Genet sent the accusation to us to be communicated to Congress, as he threatened in the letter to Moultrie. I said I would not send it to Congress; but either put it in the newspapers, or send it back to him to be published if he pleased. Other questions and answers ...

— Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson - Volume I • Thomas Jefferson

... I haven't got the least bit of a cold!" exclaimed the other, indignantly. At the same time he began to show a certain amount of curiosity, for his good sense warned him there must be a story back of Colon's strange accusation. ...

— Fred Fenton Marathon Runner - The Great Race at Riverport School • Allen Chapman

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