accusation

English

Alternative forms

• accusasiowne, accusacion (both obsolete, [15^th C.])

Etymology

From Old French acusation (French accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). See accuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃən/, SAMPA: /%{k.jU"zeI.S@n/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

accusation (plural accusations)

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

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 - Matthew 27:37

3. A declaration of fault or blame against another.

Synonyms

• impeachment
• crimination
• censure
• charge

Translations

act of accusing or charging with a crime

Bulgarian: обвинение (bg) Catalan: acusació (ca) f. Czech: obvinění (cs) n. Finnish: syyttäminen (fi) French: accusation (fr) f. German: Anklage (de) f. Greek: κατηγορία (el) f. Italian: accusa (it) f.

Japanese: 告発 (ja) (kokuhatsu) Latin: accūsātiō (la) f. Polish: oskarżenie (pl) n. Portuguese: acusação (pt) f. Spanish: acusación (es) f. Swahili: madai (sw) Swedish: anklagelse (sv) c.

that of which one is accused

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

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

declaration of fault or blame against another

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

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

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Esperanto: akuzo Hebrew: האשמה (haashama) f. (1), אישום (yshum) m. (2) Indonesian: tuduhan Interlingua: accusation

Japanese: 容疑 (ja), ようぎ (ja), yōgi (ja) Romanian: acuzație (ro) f., învinuire (ro) f. Serbo-Croatian: tužba (sr), žalba (sr)

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Noun

accusation f. (plural accusations)

1. accusation

References

• “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).

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Interlingua

Noun

accusation (plural accusationes)

1. accusation