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
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.
• allegation
• assertion
• censure
• charge
• crimination
• impeachment
• 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
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
