Accusation

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Synonym 1.5 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun 3 Interlingua 3.1 Noun

English

Etymology

Old French acusation, French accusation, Latin accusatio, from accusare. See accuse.

Pronunciation

ac*cu-sa*tion

Noun

Accusation (plural Accusations)

1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.

   Quotations

   • We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honor every good tongue blesses. - Shakespeare, Henry VIII, III-i

2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
3. [They] set up over his head his accusation - Matthew 27:37
4. A declaration of fault or blame against another.

Synonym

• Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.

Translations

• Catalan: acusació f.
• Finnish: syyttäminen (1,4), syyte (2),
• French: accusation
• German: Anklage f.
• Indonesian: tuduhan
• Interlingua: accusation
• Italian: accusa f.
• Japanese: 容疑 (ようぎ, yōgi)
• Latin: accusatio
• Polish: oskarżenie n.
• Portuguese: acusação f.
• Romanian: acuzaţie f., învinuire f.
• Spanish: acusación f.

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French

Noun

accusation

1. See English entry above.

Interlingua

Noun

accusation

1. See English entry above.

et:accusation fr:accusation gl:accusation io:accusation it:accusation pl:accusation pt:accusation fi:accusation zh:accusation