Definition of accusation Accusation
/æˌkjʌzejˈʃʌn/ - [akyuzeyshun] - ac•cu•sa•tion
We found 9 definitions of accusation from 5 different sources.
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What does accusation mean?
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NounPlural: accusations |
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| accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt | ||
| accusal | ||
| complaint, charge (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based | ||
| 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 statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove | ||
| blame game accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event | ||
| imprecation the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" | ||
| imputation the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously" | ||
| indictment a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense | ||
| information (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" | ||
| preferment the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" | ||
| incrimination, inculpation, blame 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" | ||
| accusation - an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" | ||
| charge | ||
| asseveration, averment, assertion a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- accusation (Noun)
The act of accusing. - accusation (Noun)
A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law . - accusation (Noun)
An allegation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- accusation (n.)
The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense. - 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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accusation
An act of accusing or the state of being accused.
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🔤- accusation, noun, singular of accusations.
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