accusation

ac·cu·sa·tion  (ky-zshn)

n.

1. An act of accusing or the state of being accused.

2. A charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party.

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accusation [ˌækjʊˈzeɪʃən]

n

1. an allegation that a person is guilty of some fault, offence, or crime; imputation

2. (Law) a formal charge brought against a person stating the crime that he is alleged to have committed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt accusal charge, complaint - (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" self-accusation, self-condemnation - an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be recrimination - mutual accusations allegation - (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice" blame game - accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event imprecation - a slanderous accusation imputation - a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation" indictment - an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy" information - formal accusation of a crime preferment - the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges" blame, incrimination, inculpation - an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver" implication - an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
	2.	accusation - an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" charge assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) countercharge - a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser

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accusation

noun charge, complaint, allegation, indictment, impeachment, recrimination, citation, denunciation, attribution, imputation, arraignment, incrimination people who have made public accusations of rape

Translations

accusation [ˌækjʊˈzeɪʃən] N (= charge) → acusación f

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accusation [ˌækjʊˈzeɪʃ^ən] n → accusation f
an accusation of racism → une accusation de racisme
an accusation of corruption → une accusation de corruption
an accusation against sb → une accusation contre qn, une accusation à l'encontre de qn
to make an accusation → lancer une accusation
to make an accusation against sb → lancer une accusation contre qn
an accusation that ... → une accusation selon laquelle ...
to deny an accusation → nier une accusation

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accusation

n → Beschuldigung f, → Anschuldigung f; (Jur) → Anklage f; (= reproach) → Vorwurf m; he denied her accusation of dishonesty → er wehrte sich gegen ihren Vorwurf, dass er unehrlich sei; a look of accusation → ein anklagender Blick

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accusation [ˌækjʊˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → accusa

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accusation → اتهام obvinění beskyldning Beschuldigung κατηγορία acusación syytös accusation optužba accusa 非難 고소 beschuldiging beskyldning oskarżenie acusação обвинение anklagelse การกล่าวหา suçlama sự buộc tội 指控