accusation

Definition of accusation

Etymology

Old French acusation (French accusation), Latin accusatio, from accusare. See accuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃǝn/, SAMPA: /%{k.jU"zeI.S@n/
• Audio (US) ^[?]
• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

accusation (plural accusations)

1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.
   
   * , Shakespeare, Henry VIII, III-i:
   We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.
   
   
2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
   
   * [They] set up over his head his accusation - Matthew 27:37
   
   
3. A declaration of fault or blame against another.

Synonyms

1. impeachment
2. crimination
3. censure
4. charge

Further reading

Criminal accusation

A criminal accusation is the process of declaring one's belief in another's liability for that other's criminal action(s). A criminal accusation may be informally made through a declaration made to the public at large (generally through news media) or by the filing of a formal accusation in a court of law by a person legally entitled to do so, generally on behalf of the state by a criminal prosecutor.

See also

• indictment

References:

1. Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Translation of accusation in Malay

1. tuduhan