Accusation

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1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Noun 4 Synonym 5 Translations 1 French, Interlingua 2 Romanica 2.1 Noun

Etymology

Old French acusation , French accusation, Latin accusatio, from accusare. See accuse.

Pronunciation

ac*cu-sa*tion

• IPA: //
• SAMPA: //

Noun

1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.

   Quotations

   • We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honor every good tongue blesses. - Shakespeare, Henry VIII, III-i

2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
3. [They] set up over his head his accusation - Matthew 27:37
4. a declaration of fault or blame against another

Synonym

• Impeachment; crimination ; censure; charge.

Translations

• Catalan: acusació f
• French: accusation
• German: Anklage f
• Indonesian: tuduhan
• Interlingua: accusation
• Italian: accusa f
• Japanese: 容疑 (ようぎ, yōgi)
• Latin: accusatio
• Polish: oskarżenie n
• Portuguese: acusação f
• Romanian: acuzaţie f, învinuire f
• Spanish: acusación f

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French, Interlingua

• Translations, see *accusation above.

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Romanica

Noun

accusation f

1. accusation