accusation
Other forms: accusations
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. It is important to remember that an accusation comes about when someone thinks another person has done something wrong or committed a crime. It doesn't mean, however, that the person is guilty. There needs to be proof — an investigation or trial, even admission of guilt — before a conviction, meaning the person really is guilty.
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an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offensesynonyms: chargetypes:counterchargea charge brought by an accused person against the accusertype of:assertion, asseveration, avermenta declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guiltsynonyms: accusaltypes:self-accusation, self-condemnationan admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or berecriminationmutual accusationsallegation(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)blame gameaccusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable eventimprecationa slanderous accusationimputationa statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)indictmentan accusation of wrongdoinginformationformal accusation of a crimeprefermentthe act of making accusationsimplicationan accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connectionimpeachmentthe act of charging an official with an offense committed while in officegrievancean allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injusticeplaint(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressedunspoken accusation, veiled accusationan accusation that is understood without needing to be spokenself-incriminationan accusation that incriminates yourself
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