accusation

English

Alternative forms

(obsolete) accusasiowne (15th century)
(obsolete) accusacion (15th century)

Etymology

First attested in the late 14th century. From Old French acusacion (French accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). More at accuse.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˌæk.jʊ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%{k.jU"zeI.S@n/
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Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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.
(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

Bulgarian: обвинение (bg) (obvinénie) n
Catalan: acusació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 控告 (cmn) (kònggào), 指控 (cmn) (zhǐkòng)
Czech: obvinění (cs) n
Danish: anklage (da) c, beskyldning (da)
Finnish: syyttäminen (fi)
French: accusation (fr) f
German: Anklage (de) f, Beschuldigung (de) f
Greek: κατηγορία (el) (katigoría) f

Italian: accusa (it) f
Japanese: 告発 (ja) (こくはつ, kokuhatsu)
Latin: accūsātiō (la) f
Polish: oskarżenie (pl) n
Portuguese: acusação (pt) f
Russian: обвинение (ru) (obvinénije) n
Spanish: acusación (es) f
Swahili: madai (sw)
Swedish: anklagelse (sv) c

that of which one is accused

Bulgarian: обвинение (bg) (obvinénie) n
Catalan: acusació (ca) f
Czech: obvinění (cs) n
Finnish: syyte (fi)
French: accusation (fr) f
Greek: κατηγορία (el) (katigoría) f

Japanese: 言いがかり (ja) (iigakari)
Latin: accūsātiō (la) f
Polish: oskarżenie (pl) n
Portuguese: acusação (pt) f
Russian: обвинение (ru) (obvinénije) n
Swahili: madai (sw)

declaration of fault or blame against another

Bulgarian: обвинение (bg) (obvinénie) n
Catalan: acusació (ca) f
Czech: obvinění (cs) n
Finnish: syyte (fi), syytös (fi)
French: accusation (fr) f
Greek: κατηγορία (el) (katigoría)
Japanese: 告発 (ja) (こくはつ, kokuhatsu)

Latin: accūsātiō (la) f
Polish: oskarżenie (pl) n
Portuguese: acusação (pt) f
Russian: обвинение (ru) (obvinénije) n
Spanish: acusación (es) f
Swahili: madai (sw)
Swedish: anklagelse (sv) c

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