Definition of accuse

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Accuse (v. t.) To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense.

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Purgation :: Purgation (n.) The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one was publicly suspected and accused. It was either canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat. See Ordeal..
Appealable :: Appealable (a.) That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter..
Torture :: Torture (n.) Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel..
Baphomet :: Baphomet (n.) An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.
Accuse :: Accuse (v. t.) To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.
Fault :: Fault (v. t.) To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame.
Reprove :: Reprove (v. t.) To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure.
Retrial :: Retrial (n.) A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused person..
Familiar :: Familiar (n.) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused..
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person..
Denunciator :: Denunciator (n.) One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses..
Appellor :: Appellor (n.) One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices.
Strain :: Strain (a.) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person..
Accusement :: Accusement (n.) Accusation.
Defame :: Defame (v. t.) To charge; to accuse.
Self-accused :: Self-accused (a.) Accused by one's self or by one's conscience.
Accuse :: Accuse (v. t.) to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor..
Delator :: Delator (n.) An accuser; an informer.
Accuser :: Accuser (n.) One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
Inculpate :: Inculpate (v. t.) To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt.
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