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   accusation

   /ˌakjʊˈzeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong: "accusations of bribery"
   • ▪ the action or process of accusing someone: "there was accusation in Brian's voice"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin accusatio(n-), from accusare ‘call to account’ (see accuse).

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   What is accusation?

   • Definition of accusation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong or illegal; the fact of accusing somebody I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof. There was a hint of accusation in her voice.

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   Who makes an accusation?

   • The person who makes the accusation is an accuser, while the subject against whom it is made is the accused. Whether a statement is interpreted as an accusation relies on the social environment in which it is made: What counts as an accusation is often unclear, and what kind of response is warranted is even less clear.

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   What is a public accusation?

   • the act of accusing or state of being accused. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 The concern is that a public accusation would result in an escalation.

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   What does it mean if a person is accused of a crime?

   • It is important to remember that an accusation comes about when someone thinks another person has done something wrong or committed a crime. It doesn't mean, however, that the person is guilty. There needs to be proof — an investigation or trial, even admission of guilt — before a conviction, meaning the person really is guilty.

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   Would a public accusation lead to an escalation?

   • The concern is that a public accusation would result in an escalation. The Copperheads, a group of Midwestern Democrats, made the accusation—and far worse—against President Lincoln during Emancipation. Barack Obama, made the accusation against President Bush during the Iraq War.

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   Did anyone believe his accusations against her?

   • accusation against somebody At the time, no one believed his accusations against her. accusation that… He denied the accusation that he had ignored the problems. She was forced to defend herself against accusations of plagiarism. New evidence has emerged which supports the accusations against them. He made a lot of thinly veiled accusations.

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   ACCUSATION definition: 1. a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the…. Learn more.

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     ACCUSATION meaning: 1. a statement saying that someone has...

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     ACCUSATION translate: 指控，控告;指責;譴責. Learn more in the...

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   Sep 7, 2011 · 1. : a charge of wrongdoing. The evidence confirms the accusations made against him. She denied the accusation. 2. : the act of accusing someone : the state or fact of being accused. Examples of accusation in a Sentence. Investigators have made accusations of corruption against a group of former officials.

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   An accusation is a statement or claim by a witness or someone in authority that a particular person has committed a crime, although this has not yet been proved.

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   ACCUSATION meaning: 1. a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the…. Learn more.

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   When you say someone is guilty of doing something wrong you make an accusation, like your accusation that your brother used your computer without asking first. Accusation comes from the verb accuse, which means to charge someone with a crime.

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   noun. an allegation that a person is guilty of some fault, offence, or crime; imputation. a formal charge brought against a person stating the crime that he is alleged to have committed.

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   a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong or illegal; the fact of accusing somebody. I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof. There was a hint of accusation in her voice. accusation of somethingaccusations of corruption/cruelty/racism.