accusation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
    accusal.
  2. noun an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
    charge.
    • the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving

WordNet

Ac`cu*sa"tion noun
Etymology
OF. acusation, F. accusation, L. accusatio, fr. accusare. See Accuse.
Definitions
  1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.
    We come not by the way of accusation To taint that honor every good tongue blesses. Shak.
  2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
    [They] set up over his head his accusation. Matt. xxvii. 37.
    Syn. -- Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.

Webster 1913