accusation
English
Alternative forms
- accusacion, accusasiowne (obsolete, 15th century)
Etymology
First attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ACCUSATIONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ACCUSATION accusacion, borrowed from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#ACCUSATION acusacion (French: accusation), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ACCUSATION accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatioCategory:English doublets#ACCUSATION. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ationCategory:English terms suffixed with -ation#ACCUSATION.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/Category:English 4-syllable words#ACCUSATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ACCUSATION
- (Indic) IPA(key): /ək.jʊˈze.ʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#ACCUSATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ACCUSATION
- Rhymes: -eɪʃənCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən#ACCUSATIONCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən/4 syllables#ACCUSATION
Noun
accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)Category:English lemmas#ACCUSATIONCategory:English nouns#ACCUSATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#ACCUSATIONCategory:English countable nouns#ACCUSATIONCategory:English countable nouns#ACCUSATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACCUSATIONCategory:Pages with entries#ACCUSATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ACCUSATION
- The act of accusing.
- 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
- We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honour every good tongue blesses.Category:English terms with quotations#ACCUSATION
- (lawCategory:en:Law#ACCUSATION) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 27:37:
- [They] set up over his head his accusation.Category:English terms with quotations#ACCUSATION
- An allegation.
- ungrounded accusationsCategory:English terms with collocations#ACCUSATION
- a blind accusationCategory:English terms with collocations#ACCUSATION
- repeated accusationsCategory:English terms with collocations#ACCUSATION
- an accusation of a crimeCategory:English terms with collocations#ACCUSATION
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Translations
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Further reading
- “accusation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- accusation in Britannica Dictionary
- accusation in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
- accusation in Sentence collocations by Cambridge Dictionary
- accusation in Ozdic collocation dictionary
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#ACCUSATIONCategory:French terms derived from Latin#ACCUSATION accūsātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
accusation f (plural accusations)Category:French lemmas#ACCUSATIONCategory:French nouns#ACCUSATIONCategory:French countable nouns#ACCUSATIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ACCUSATIONCategory:French feminine nouns#ACCUSATIONCategory:Pages with entries#ACCUSATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ACCUSATION
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Related terms
References
- “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
Further reading
- “accusation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Interlingua
Noun
accusation (plural accusationes)Category:Interlingua lemmas#ACCUSATIONCategory:Interlingua nouns#ACCUSATIONCategory:Interlingua entries with incorrect language header#ACCUSATIONCategory:Pages with entries#ACCUSATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ACCUSATION