accusation

Noun
  1. A formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person;
    The act of imputing blame or guilt (synset 107248890)
    is a type of: charge, complaint - (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
    subtypes:
    • self-accusation, self-condemnation - an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
    • recrimination - mutual accusations
    • allegation - (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
    • blame game - accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event
    • imprecation - a slanderous accusation
    • imputation - a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
    • indictment - an accusation of wrongdoing
    • information - formal accusation of a crime
    • preferment - the act of making accusations
    • blame, incrimination, inculpation - an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
    • implication - an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
    same as: accusal
  2. An assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence (synset 106743529)
    "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
    is a type of: assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
    subtypes: countercharge - a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
    same as: charge

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