ACCUSATION Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word accusation. (close relations)
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| charge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an impetuous rush toward someone or something • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense • the price charged for some article or service • the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • a special assignment that is given to a person or group • a person committed to your care • financial liabilities (such as a tax) • (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object • the swift release of a store of affective force • request for payment of a debt • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something • an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence • heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield • a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time verb • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against • demand payment • move quickly and violently • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to • file a formal charge against • make an accusatory claim • fill or load to capacity • enter a certain amount as a charge • cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution • give over to another for care or safekeeping • pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt • lie down on command, of hunting dogs • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • place a heraldic bearing on • provide (a device) with something necessary • direct into a position for use • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to • instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence • instruct or command with authority • attribute responsibility to • set or ask for a certain price • cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on • energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge • saturate | ||||||||
| allegation | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) • statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove | ||||||||
| claim | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an assertion of a right (as to money or property) • an assertion that something is true or factual • demand for something as rightful or due • an informal right to something • an established or recognized right • a demand verb • assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing • demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to • ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example • lay claim to; as of an idea • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | ||||||||
| imputation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense) • the attribution to a source or cause | ||||||||
| indictment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense • an accusation of wrongdoing | ||||||||
| accusal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt | ||||||||
| assertion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) • the act of affirming or asserting or stating something | ||||||||
| censure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • harsh criticism or disapproval • the state of being excommunicated verb • rebuke formally | ||||||||
| impeachment | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office | ||||||||
| crimination | nounn | |||||||
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