ACCUSATION

accusation, charge

(noun) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; “the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving”

accusation, accusal

(noun) a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)

The act of accusing.

(legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.

An allegation.

Synonyms

• allegation

• assertion

• censure

• charge

• crimination

• impeachment

Anagrams

• anacoustic

Source: Wiktionary

Ac`cu*sa"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition