bring an accusation

  • 1accusation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ serious ▪ baseless, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ ridiculous, wild ▪ bitter …

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  • 2accusation */ — UK [ˌækjʊˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌækjəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms accusation : singular accusation plural accusations a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong accusation that: The Minister denied the accusation that she had… …

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  • 3accusation — ac|cu|sa|tion [ ,ækjə zeıʃn ] noun count * a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong: accusation of: There have been further accusations of corruption. accusation that: The police officer denied the accusation that she had behaved… …

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  • 4bring accusation — index accuse, arraign, charge (accuse), denounce (inform against), incriminate, involve (imp …

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  • 5bring a formal accusation against — index indict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6accusation — n. 1) to bring, make an accusation against (he brought an accusation of theft against Smith; more usu. is: he accused Smith of theft) 2) to deny; refute an accusation 3) a damaging, grave; false, groundless, unfounded, unjust; sweeping accusation …

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  • 7Accusation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Accusation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 accusation accusation charge imputation slur inculpation exprobration delation Sgm: N 1 crimination crimination Sgm: N 1 incrimination incrimination accrimination …

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  • 8accusation — ac|cu|sa|tion [ˌækjuˈzeıʃən] n a statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong accusation against ▪ A number of serious accusations have been made against her. ▪ The main accusation levelled against him was that… …

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  • 9accusation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of accusing Nouns 1. (charge) accusation, charge, incrimination, inculpation; condemnation, denunciation, invective, implication, imputation, blame, reproach, recrimination; censure. Informal, finger …

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  • 10bring charges — Synonyms and related words: accuse, allege, arraign, article, book, bring accusation, bring to book, charge, cite, complain, denounce, denunciate, fasten on, fasten upon, finger, hang something on, impeach, imply, impute, indict, inform against,… …

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