accusation
//ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n//
Forms
- Plural
- accusations
Definitions
1.The act of accusing.
- We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honour every good tongue blesses.
2.A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
3.An allegation.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4503
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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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.