Associations to the word «Accusation»

Wiktionary

ACCUSATION, noun. The act of accusing.
ACCUSATION, noun. (legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
ACCUSATION, noun. An allegation.

Dictionary definition

ACCUSATION, noun. A formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt.
ACCUSATION, noun. An assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.