Definition of accusation

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Accusation (n.) That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge..

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Charge :: Charge (v. t.) An accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation; indictment; specification of something alleged.
Complaint :: Complaint (n.) A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity..
Uncharge :: Uncharge (v. t.) To free from an accusation; to make no charge against; to acquit.
Accusement :: Accusement (n.) Accusation.
Accuse :: Accuse (n.) Accusation.
Invective :: Invective (n.) An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny..
Calumny :: Calumny (n.) False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction..
Concrimination :: Concrimination (n.) A joint accusation.
Answer :: Answer (n.) To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation..
Unjust :: Unjust (a.) Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation..
Appeachment :: Appeachment (n.) Accusation.
Delation :: Delation (n.) Accusation by an informer.
Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. t.) To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate..
Accusation :: Accusation (n.) That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge..
Inform :: Inform (v. t.) To communicate a knowledge of facts to,by way of accusation; to warn against anybody..
Plaint :: Plaint (n.) An accusation or protest on account of an injury.
Recriminate :: Recriminate (v. i.) To return one charge or accusation with another; to charge back fault or crime upon an accuser.
Appeal :: Appeal (v. t.) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See Approvement..
Sweepings :: Sweeping (a.) Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation..
Arraignment :: Arraignment (n.) A calling to an account to faults; accusation.
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