 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
accusation
noun
1: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the
act of imputing blame or guilt [syn: {accusal}]
2: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence;
"the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of
drunken driving" [syn: {charge}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Accusation \Ac'cu*sa"tion\, noun [OF. acusation, F. accusation, L.
accusatio, fr. accusare. See {Accuse}.]
1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a
lighter offense.
We come not by the way of accusation
To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.
--Shak.
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.
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