accusation

English

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) accusasiowne (15th century)
  • (obsolete) accusacion (15th century)

Etymology

First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). More at accuse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæk.jʊ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

accusation (plural accusations)

  1. The act of accusing.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Shakespeare, Henry VIII, III-i:
      We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.
  2. (law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
    [They] set up over his head his accusation - Matthew 27:37
  3. An allegation.

Synonyms

Translations

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Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accūsātiō, accūsātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ky.za.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

accusation f (plural accusations)

  1. accusation

References

  • “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).

Further reading

Interlingua

Noun

accusation (plural accusationes)

  1. accusation
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