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noun
- 1. a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong: "accusations of bribery"
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ACCUSATION definition: 1. a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the…. Learn more.
: a charge of wrongdoing. The evidence confirms the accusations made against him. She denied the accusation. 2. : the act of accusing someone : the state or fact of being accused. Examples of accusation in a Sentence. Investigators have made accusations of corruption against a group of former officials.
a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone: You can't just make wild accusations like that! He glared at me with an air of accusation. [ + that ] What do you say to the accusation that you are unfriendly and unhelpful? Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
When you say someone is guilty of doing something wrong you make an accusation, like your accusation that your brother used your computer without asking first. Accusation comes from the verb accuse, which means to charge someone with a crime.
An accusation is a claim that someone is guilty of a crime or offense. To make an accusation is to accuse someone. This can happen in everyday situations, such as children accusing each other of not sharing. But accusation is typically used in a legal context to refer to an official claim or charge that a crime has been committed.
An accusation is a statement or claim by a witness or someone in authority that a particular person has committed a crime, although this has not yet been proved. ...people who have made public accusations of rape. [ + of] The government denied the accusation that it was involved in the murders.
a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong or illegal; the fact of accusing somebody. I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof. There was a hint of accusation in her voice. accusation of something accusations of corruption/cruelty/racism.
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.
noun. /ˌækyəˈzeɪʃn/. [countable, uncountable] a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong, especially of committing a crime; the fact of accusing someone I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.
ACCUSATION definition: a statement in which you say that someone has done something bad: . Learn more.
