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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

accusation

/ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

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What does accusation mean?

noun

  1. The act of accusing.
  2. A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
  3. An allegation.

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/ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

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“Has it been your misfortune to undergo a long imprisonment, without trial, or even accusation, in your native country, Doctor Manette?”
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98
I have good witness of this, therefore I beseech your majesty, do not cast away an honest man for a villain’s accusation.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
More book examples (3)
She dropped her hold at the third repetition of the accusation, and threw up her hands wildly with a gesture of despair.
Wilkie CollinsThe Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern VeniceProject Gutenberg ebook #170
There was no untrue self- accusation, except that she may have exaggerated her own tendency to falsify at a very early age.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
Led by rumours of the bluish stains--almost certain indications of a violent death--the authorities, said the accusation, ordered an exhumation and autopsy.
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488