accuse

accuse
ac·cuse vb ac·cused, ac·cus·ing [Latin accusare to find fault with, charge with a crime, from ad to, at + causa legal case, trial]
vt: to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process compare indict
vi: to make or bring an accusation
ac·cus·er n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

accuse
I verb accusare, arguere, attack, blame, bring a charge, bring accusation, bring in a true bill, charge with, citare, cite, complain against, criminate, denounce, expose, fix blame, impeach, implicate, incriminate, inculpate, indict, lodge a complaint, prefer charges, prosecute, report against associated concepts: accusatory instrument II index arraign, blame, book, complain (charge), complain (criticize), condemn (blame), contemn, defame, denigrate, denounce (inform against), fault, impeach, implicate, incriminate, indict, inform (betray), involve (implicate), lodge (bring a complaint), pillory, present (prefer charges), proscribe (denounce), rebuke, recriminate, reprehend, reprimand, reproach

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


accuse
v.
To charge someone with a crime; to institute legal proceedings against a suspected criminal.
n.
accusation

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


accuse
v.
1 To make an accusation against.
2 To prosecute.
3 To formally institute a legal action against a person or corporation wherein they are charged with committing a crime.
4 To judicially or publicly charge one with a criminal offense.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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