accusal
English Thesaurus
1. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | charge, complaint, |
| definition | : | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | self-accusation, self-condemnation, |
| definition | : | an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | recrimination, |
| definition | : | mutual accusations (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | allegation, |
| definition | : | (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | blame game, |
| definition | : | accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | imprecation, |
| definition | : | a slanderous accusation (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | imputation, |
| definition | : | a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | indictment, |
| definition | : | an accusation of wrongdoing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | information, |
| definition | : | formal accusation of a crime (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | preferment, |
| definition | : | the act of making accusations (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | implication, |
| definition | : | an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | accuse, charge, |
| definition | : | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | accusatorial, |
| definition | : | specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | accuse, charge, |
| definition | : | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | accusatorial, |
| definition | : | specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor (adj.pert) |
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