- make formal accusation against
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denounce (inform against), indict
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
make formal accusation against
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denounce — I (condemn) verb anathematize, animadvert, asperse, assail, assail with censure, assault, attack, be censorious, belittle, berate, besmear, besmirch, blackball, blacken, blacklist, brand, bring into discredit, bring to account, call to account,… … Law dictionary
indict — in·dict /in dīt/ vt [alteration of earlier indite, from Anglo French enditer, from Old French, to write down, ultimately from Latin indicere to proclaim, from in toward + dicere to say]: to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a… … Law dictionary
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denounce — /dəˈnaʊns / (say duh nowns) verb (t) (denounced, denouncing) 1. to condemn openly; assail with censure. 2. to make formal accusation against; inform against. 3. to give formal notice of the termination of (a treaty, etc.). 4. to proclaim… …
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accuse — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. charge with, blame, censure, hold responsible, arraign, indict, impeach, prefer charges, file a claim, challenge, denounce, fault, find fault, attack, brand, impute, involve, inculpate, incriminate, implicate, summon,… … English dictionary for students
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denounce — denouncement, n. denouncer, n. /di nowns /, v.t., denounced, denouncing. 1. to condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt. 2. to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court. 3. to give… … Universalium
denounce — de•nounce [[t]dɪˈnaʊns[/t]] v. t. nounced, nounc•ing 1) to condemn or censure openly or publicly 2) to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court 3) to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, or… … From formal English to slang
indict — [in dīt′] vt. [altered (infl. by L) < ME enditen, to write down, accuse < Anglo L indictare < LL * indictare < L in, against + dictare: see DICTATE] to charge with the commission of a crime; esp., to make a formal accusation against… … English World dictionary
