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English > 2 senses of the word *accusation*:
NOUN	communication	accusation, accusal	a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person
communication	accusation, charge	an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

accusation > pronunciation
Sounds	ae.kyahzey'shahn; ae.kyuwzey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn...

English > *accusation*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt.
Synonym	accusal
Narrower	allegation	(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
	blame game	Accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event
	implication	An accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
	imprecation	A slanderous accusation
	imputation	A statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
	incrimination, inculpation, blame	An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
	indictment	An accusation of wrongdoing
	information	formal accusation of a crime
	preferment	The act of making accusations
	recrimination	mutual accusations
	self-accusation, self-condemnation	An admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
Broader	charge, complaint	(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
Catalan	acusació
Spanish	acusación
Adjectives	accusatorial	specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused / accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor
Verbs	accuse	bring an accusation against

English > *accusation*: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	An assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence.
Synonym	charge
Narrower	countercharge	A charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
Broader	assertion, averment, asseveration	A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Adjectives	accusatorial	specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused / accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor
Verbs	accuse	blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against