accusation
noun
ac·cu·sa·tion
ˌa-kyə-ˈzā-shən 
-(ˌ)kyü-
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.
The police are investigating serious accusations of wrongdoing.
He denied the accusation that he had lied to the police.
There was a hint of accusation in his voice when he asked her where she had been.
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His accusations brought a torrent of violent threats against the women, upending their lives.
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Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump has tried to block the report his lawyers said would perpetuate false accusations from cases that have now been dismissed.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The Venezuelan electoral authority, however, has not released official ballot tallies, a move that has fueled accusations of a cover-up.
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The Tribune was the first to report on Baker’s accusations, which came nearly nine years ago in the wake of the Laquan McDonald shooting scandal and led to a series of mass exonerations in Cook County and one of the biggest and costliest police scandals in Chicago history.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump has tried to block the report his lawyers said would perpetuate false accusations from cases that have now been dismissed.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The Venezuelan electoral authority, however, has not released official ballot tallies, a move that has fueled accusations of a cover-up.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The Tribune was the first to report on Baker’s accusations, which came nearly nine years ago in the wake of the Laquan McDonald shooting scandal and led to a series of mass exonerations in Cook County and one of the biggest and costliest police scandals in Chicago history.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accusation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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accusation
noun
ac·cu·sa·tion
ˌak-yə-ˈzā-shən
-yü-
1
: the act of accusing : the fact of being accused
2
: a charge of wrongdoing
Legal Definition
accusation
noun
ac·cu·sa·tion
ˌa-kyə-ˈzā-shən
1
: a formal charge of wrongdoing, delinquency, or fault
the accused shall enjoy the right…to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation—U.S. Constitution amend. VI
compare allegation, indictment, information
U.S. Constitution amend. VI2
: the offense or fault of which one is accused
the accusation was murder
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