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Pronunciation : Ac`cu*sa"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. acusation, F. accusation, L. accusatio, fr. accusare. See Accuse.]
Definition : 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.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913