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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ac·cu·sa·tion       [ak-yoo-zey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
2.the specific offense charged: The accusation is murder.
3.the act of accusing or state of being accused.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME accusacion < L accūsātiōn- (s. of accūsātiō), equiv. to accūsāt(us), ptp. of accūsāre (see accuse, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion]
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ac·cu·sa·tion       (āk'yōō-zā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An act of accusing or the state of being accused.
  2. A charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party.

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accusation

noun
1. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt 
2. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" 

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ac·cu·sa·tion
Pronunciation: "a-ky&-'zA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a formal charge of wrongdoing, delinquency, or fault accusation —U.S. Constitution amendment VI> —compare ALLEGATION, INDICTMENT, INFORMATION
2 : the offense or fault of which one is accused accusation was murder>

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Accusation

Ac`cu*sa"tion\, n. [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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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