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   Ac·cu·sa·tion

   /ˌakyəˈzāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong: "accusations of bribery"
   • ▪ the action or process of accusing someone: "there was accusation in Brian's voice"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin accusatio(n-), from accusare ‘call to account’ (see accuse).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › accusationAccusation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : a charge of wrongdoing. The evidence confirms the accusations made against him. She denied the accusation. 2. : the act of accusing someone : the state or fact of being accused. Examples of accusation in a Sentence. Investigators have made accusations of corruption against a group of former officials.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACCUSATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ACCUSATION definition: 1. a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACCUSATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ACCUSATION meaning: 1. a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › accusationAccusation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACCUSATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An accusation is a statement or claim by a witness or someone in authority that a particular person has committed a crime, although this has not yet been proved. ...people who have made public accusations of rape.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › accusationAccusation - definition of accusation by The Free Dictionary

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   accusation. ( ˌækjʊˈzeɪʃən) n. 1. an allegation that a person is guilty of some fault, offence, or crime; imputation. 2. (Law) a formal charge brought against a person stating the crime that he is alleged to have committed.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › accusationAccusation Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Accusation definition: An act of accusing or the state of being accused.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishaccusation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong or illegal; the fact of accusing somebody. I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof. There was a hint of accusation in her voice. accusation of something accusations of corruption/cruelty/racism.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishaccusation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong, especially of committing a crime; the fact of accusing someone I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishACCUSATION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    ACCUSATION definition: a statement in which you say that someone has done something bad: . Learn more.