[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

accusation \ac`cusa"tion\, n. of. acusation, f. accusation, l.
   accusatio, fr. accusare. see accuse.
   1913 webster
   1. the act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a
      lighter offense.
      1913 webster

            we come not by the way of accusation
            to taint that honor every good tongue blesses.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. that of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or
      crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
      1913 webster

            they set up over his head his accusation. --matt.
                                                  xxvii. 37.
      1913 webster

   syn: impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.
        1913 webster
see also:
accuse 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

accusation
     n 1: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the
          act of imputing blame or guilt syn: accusal
     2: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence;
        "the newspaper published charges that jones was guilty of
        drunken driving" syn: charge
see also:
accusal charge 

[3] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

accusation, crim. law. a charge made to a competent officer against one who
has committed a crime or misdemeanor, so that he may be brought to justice
and punishment.
     2. a neglect to accuse may in some cases be considered a misdemeanor,
or misprision. q.v. 1 bro. civ. law, 247; 2 id. 389; inst. lib. 4, tit.
18.
     3. it is a rule that no man is bound to accuse himself, or to testify
against himself in a criminal case. accusare nemo se debet nisi coram deo.
vide evidence; interest; witness.

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