accusation
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (obsolete) accusasiowne (15th century)
- (obsolete) accusacion (15th century)
Etymology edit
First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ation
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)
- The act of accusing.
- 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
- We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honour every good tongue blesses.
- (law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 27:37:
- [They] set up over his head his accusation.
- An allegation.
- ungrounded accusations
- a blind accusation
- repeated accusations
- an accusation of a crime
Synonyms edit
- allegation
- assertion
- censure
- charge
- crimination
- detection (obsolete)
- impeachment
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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
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Further reading edit
- “accusation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- accusation in Britannica Dictionary
- accusation in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
- accusation in Sentence collocations by Cambridge Dictionary
- accusation in Ozdic collocation dictionary
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin accūsātiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
accusation f (plural accusations)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
Further reading edit
- “accusation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua edit
Noun edit
accusation (plural accusationes)