Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Accuse — Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accuse — [v] place blame for wrongdoing, fault allege, apprehend, arraign, arrest, attack, attribute, betray, blame, blow the whistle*, brand, bring charges, censure, charge, cite, complain, criminate, denounce, file claim, finger*, frame, hang something… … New thesaurus
j'accuse — noun /ʒɒˈkjuːz,ʒɑːˈkjuːz/ A malicious speech meant to blame someone for an error or wrongdoing Syn: indictment, tirade See Also: accusation, accuse … Wiktionary
charge — [chärj] vt. charged, charging [ME chargen < OFr chargier< VL carricare, to load a wagon, cart < L carrus, wagon, CAR1] 1. Obs. to put a load on or in 2. to load or fill to capacity or with the usual amount of required material 3. to load … English World dictionary
indict — indictee, n. indicter, indictor, n. /in duyt /, v.t. 1. (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial: The grand jury indicted him for murder. 2. to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing;… … Universalium
indict — verb /ˌɪnˈdaɪt/ a) To accuse of wrongdoing; charge. a book that indicts modern values b) To make a formal accusation or indictment against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury … Wiktionary
indict — in•dict [[t]ɪnˈdaɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) law to charge with a crime 2) law to accuse of wrongdoing • Etymology: 1620–30; var. sp. (< ML) of indite in•dict•ee′, n. in•dict′er, in•dict′or, n … From formal English to slang
Accused — Accuse Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accusing — Accuse Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
charge — 1 n 1 a: something required: obligation b: personal management or supervision put the child in his charge c: a person or thing placed under the care of another 2: an authoritative instr … Law dictionary
