accusation

== English == === Alternative forms === accusacion, accusasiowne (obsolete, 15th century) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əkjʊˈzeʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations) The act of accusing. (law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law. An allegation. ungrounded accusations a blind accusation repeated accusations an accusation of a crime ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “accusation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. accusation in Britannica Dictionary accusation in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary accusation in Sentence collocations by Cambridge Dictionary accusation in Ozdic collocation dictionary === Anagrams === anacoustic == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin accūsātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ky.za.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === accusation f (plural accusations) accusation ==== Derived terms ==== chef d'accusation ==== Related terms ==== === References === “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35). === Further reading === “accusation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Noun === accusation (plural accusationes) accusation