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Webster 1913 Edition
Accusation
1.
The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.
We come not by the way of
To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.
accusation
To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.
Shakespeare
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
. Matt. xxvii. 37.
Syn. – Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Accusation
ACCUSA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of charging with a crime or offense; the act of accusing of any wrong or injustice.2.
The charge of an offense or crime; or the declaration containing the charge.They set over his head his accusation. Mat. 27.
Definition 2024
accusation
accusation
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) accusasiowne (15th century)
- (obsolete) accusacion (15th century)
Noun
accusation (plural accusations)
- The act of accusing.
- (Can we date this quote?), Shakespeare, Henry VIII, III-i:
- We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.
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- (law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
- [They] set up over his head his accusation - Matthew 27:37
- An allegation.
Synonyms
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
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
accusation f (plural accusations)
References
- “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).