to bring an accusation against

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• bring a formal accusation against — index indict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• accusation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ serious ▪ baseless, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ ridiculous, wild ▪ bitter …   Collocations dictionary

• accusation */ — UK [ˌækjʊˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌækjəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms accusation : singular accusation plural accusations a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong accusation that: The Minister denied the accusation that she had… …   English dictionary

• accusation — ac|cu|sa|tion [ ,ækjə zeıʃn ] noun count * a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong: accusation of: There have been further accusations of corruption. accusation that: The police officer denied the accusation that she had behaved… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• accusation — n. 1) to bring, make an accusation against (he brought an accusation of theft against Smith; more usu. is: he accused Smith of theft) 2) to deny; refute an accusation 3) a damaging, grave; false, groundless, unfounded, unjust; sweeping accusation …   Combinatory dictionary

• accusation — ac|cu|sa|tion [ˌækjuˈzeıʃən] n a statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong accusation against ▪ A number of serious accusations have been made against her. ▪ The main accusation levelled against him was that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Accusation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Accusation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 accusation accusation charge imputation slur inculpation exprobration delation Sgm: N 1 crimination crimination Sgm: N 1 incrimination incrimination accrimination …   English dictionary for students

• against — a|gainst [ ə genst ] preposition *** 1. ) in opposition to someone or something a ) used for stating which plan, idea, or action someone opposes and thinks is wrong: Amnesty International has campaigned publicly against the death penalty. I m… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• against */*/*/ — UK [əˈɡenst] / US preposition 1) in opposition to someone/something a) used for stating which plan, idea, or action someone opposes and thinks is wrong Amnesty International has campaigned publicly against the death penalty. I m against all forms …   English dictionary

• bring accusation — index accuse, arraign, charge (accuse), denounce (inform against), incriminate, involve (imp …   Law dictionary

• accusation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of accusing Nouns 1. (charge) accusation, charge, incrimination, inculpation; condemnation, denunciation, invective, implication, imputation, blame, reproach, recrimination; censure. Informal, finger …   English dictionary for students