Hypertext Webster Gateway: "accusation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Accusation \Ac`cu*sa"tion\, n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
accusation
n 1: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the
act of imputing blame or guilt [syn: {accusal}]
2: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence;
"the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of
drunken driving" [syn: {charge}]
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