Definitions
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
Word origin
First attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French: accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ation.
Used in a sentence
“We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honour every good tongue blesses.”
“[They] set up over his head his accusation.”
“ungrounded accusations”
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