The meaning of Accusations

noun

A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.

Usage examples:

After leaving he made allegations of corruption against the company

noun

A statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal

Usage examples:

The allegations of corruption were not true.

noun

A statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but which has not been proved to be true

Usage examples:

Allegation about sth the chief executive of the company resigned last autumn over allegations about…

noun

The action of arraigning someone in court.

Usage examples:

He's scheduled for arraignment in new york on thursday

noun

A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

Usage examples:

His assertion that his father had deserted the family

noun

A statement that you strongly believe is true

Usage examples:

I certainly don't agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women.

noun

The solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something.

Usage examples:

I fear that you offer only unsupported asseveration

noun

The action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing.

Usage examples:

The electorate was disillusioned with his immediate attribution of the bombings to a separatist group

verb

Feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong.

Usage examples:

The inquiry blamed the train driver for the accident

noun

Responsibility for a fault or wrong.

Usage examples:

His players had to take the blame for the defeat

verb

To make someone or something responsible for something

Usage examples:

You can’t blame the government for all your troubles., i don't blame her for not supporting the fin…

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

noun

A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.

Usage examples:

The majority of the citations are to work published during the past twenty years

noun

Law a citation is an official notice from a court of law

Usage examples:

[ c ] the court could issue a citation against her for disclosing information., [ c ] county police…

verb

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Usage examples:

The prime minister claimed that he was concerned about third world debt

noun

An assertion that something is true.

Usage examples:

He was dogged by the claim that he had cia links

verb

To state that something is true or is a fact

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] ervin claims (that) he is bankrupt., if no one claims the money, i can keep it.…

noun

A statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.

Usage examples:

I intend to make an official complaint

noun

The expression of very strong disapproval; censure.

Usage examples:

There was strong international condemnation of the attack

noun

The act of condemning something or someone

Usage examples:

The shooting of the police officer has received universal condemnation.

noun

The expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes.

Usage examples:

He received a lot of criticism

noun

An opinion given about something or someone, esp. a negative opinion, or the activity of making such judgments

Usage examples:

[ c ] it was meant as a suggestion, not a criticism., [ u ] he was singled out for strong criticism…

noun

A charge or claim that someone has done something undesirable; an accusation.

Usage examples:

There are grounds for inquiring into the imputations of misconduct against him

noun

A suggestion that someone is guilty of something, or that something is the cause of something else

Usage examples:

An imputation against sb/sth nothing in the report carried any imputations against the company., an…

noun

The act or process of making someone seem guilty, especially of a crime

Usage examples:

He destroyed the receipt to avoid incrimination., wrongful incriminations from dna evidence, the ac…

noun

A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

Usage examples:

An indictment for conspiracy

noun

A formal statement of accusation

Usage examples:

The high level of adult illiteracy is seen as an indictment of the country’s education policy.

noun

The act of formally accusing someone of a serious crime

Usage examples:

Under indictment for sth he's currently under indictment for embezzlement., on indictment the defen…

noun

A set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.

Usage examples:

A pinstriped suit

verb

Be convenient for or acceptable to.

Usage examples:

What time would suit you?

verb

To be convenient or work well for someone or something

Usage examples:

What time suits you best?, the job of a salesman seems to suit him., that new hairstyle really suit…