accusation

accusation
ac·cu·sa·tion /ˌa-kyə-'zā-shən/ n
1: a formal charge of wrongdoing, delinquency, or fault
the accused shall enjoy the right...to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation — U.S. Constitution amend. VI compare allegation, indictment, information
2: the offense or fault of which one is accused
the accusation was murder

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

accusation
I noun accusal, accusatio, allegation, ascription, assertion, attribution, bill of indictment, charge, citation, crimen, criminatio, crimination, delation, filing of charges, formal charge, imputation, imputation of blame, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, information, preferring of charges, true bill, true charge associated concepts: accusatory instrument, complaint, grand jury report, indictment, information, presentment, warrant foreign phrases:
- Accusare nemo se debet, nisi coram deo. — No one is bound to accuse himself, except before God.
II index arraignment, blame (culpability), claim (legal demand), complaint, condemnation (blame), count, criticism, denunciation, diatribe, disparagement, impeachment, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, information (charge), innuendo, libel, objurgation, obloquy, onus (blame), outcry, pleading, presentment, reproach, slander, stricture

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


accusation
A formal assertion, by a prosecuting attorney, that a defendant has committed an illegal act.
Category: Criminal Law
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


accusation
n.
1 A formal charge of criminal wrongdoing against a person or corporation.
2 An informal charge that one has committed an illegal, immoral, or otherwise wrongful act.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


accusation
A formal criminal charge against a person alleged to have committed an offense punishable by law, which is presented before a court or a magistrate having jurisdiction to inquire into the alleged crime.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


accusation
A formal criminal charge against a person alleged to have committed an offense punishable by law, which is presented before a court or a magistrate having jurisdiction to inquire into the alleged crime.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

accusation
n.
   1) in legal terms accusation means officially charging someone with a crime either by indictment by a Grand Jury or filing charges by a District Attorney.
   2) in lay terms any claim of wrongdoing by another person.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • accusation — [ akyzasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1275; lat. accusatio 1 ♦ Action de signaler (qqn) comme coupable ou (qqch.) comme répréhensible. Accusations malveillantes, fausses. ⇒ calomnie, dénigrement, diffamation, médisance. Faire une accusation. « C est lui qui a… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • accusation — Accusation. s. f. v. Action en Justice, par laquelle on accuse quelqu un d un crime. Accusation calomnieuse. fausse accusation. accusation capitale. il y a contre luy vingt chefs d accusation. susciter une accusation. former une accusation …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Accusation — Ac cu*sa tion, n. [OF. acusation, F. accusation, L. accusatio, fr. accusare. See {Accuse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense. [1913 Webster] We come not by the way of accusation To taint… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • accusation — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. acusacion or directly from L. accusationem (nom. accusatio), noun of action from pp. stem of accusare (see ACCUSE (Cf. accuse)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • accusation — ► NOUN ▪ a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong …   English terms dictionary

  • accusation — [ak΄yo͞o zā′shən, ak΄yəsā′shən] n. 1. an accusing or being accused 2. the crime or wrong of which a person is accused …   English World dictionary

  • accusation — n. 1) to bring, make an accusation against (he brought an accusation of theft against Smith; more usu. is: he accused Smith of theft) 2) to deny; refute an accusation 3) a damaging, grave; false, groundless, unfounded, unjust; sweeping accusation …   Combinatory dictionary

  • accusation — (a ku za sion ; en poésie, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1°   Action en justice par laquelle on accuse quelqu un. Les chefs d accusation. Accusation d empoisonnement. Intenter une accusation contre quelqu un. Dresser une accusation. Par son éloquence,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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