accusation
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) accusasiowne (15th century)
- (obsolete) accusacion (15th century)
Etymology
First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæk.ju.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæk.jə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)
- The act of accusing.
- 1613, William Shakespeare; [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:
- We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honour every good tongue blesses.
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- (law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Matthew 27:37:
- [They] set up over his head his accusation.
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- An allegation.
- ungrounded accusations
- a blind accusation
- repeated accusations
- an accusation of a crime
Synonyms
- allegation
- assertion
- censure
- charge
- crimination
- detection (obsolete)
- impeachment
Derived terms
- blood accusation
- hackusation
Translations
act of accusing or charging with a crime
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that of which one is accused
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declaration of fault or blame against another
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Further reading
- accusation at OneLook Dictionary Search
- accusation in Britannica Dictionary
- accusation in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
- accusation in Sentence collocations by Cambridge Dictionary
- accusation in Ozdic collocation dictionary
Anagrams
- anacoustic
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin accūsātiō, accūsātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ky.za.sjɔ̃/
audio (file)
Noun
accusation f (plural accusations)
- accusation
Derived terms
- chef d'accusation
Related terms
- accuser
References
- “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
Further reading
- “accusation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
accusation (plural accusationes)
- accusation