- accusation, accusal - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
--1 is a kind of charge, complaint
--1 has particulars:self-accusation, self-condemnation; recrimination; allegation; imprecation; imputation; indictment; information; preferment; incrimination, inculpation, blame; implication Derived form: verb accuse1 - accusation, charge - an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
--2 is a kind of assertion, averment, asseveration
--2 has particulars: counterchargeDerived form: verb accuse2