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The act of accusing.countableuncountable
- We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honour every good tongue blesses.
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A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.countableuncountable
- [They] set up over his head his accusation.
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An allegation.countableuncountable
- ungrounded accusations
- a blind accusation
syn. allegation · assertion · censure · charge · crimination · detection · impeachment