"accusation" meaning in English

See accusation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌæk.jʊ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ Audio: en-us-accusation.ogg [US] Forms: accusation [singular], accusations [plural]
Etymology: accuse + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|accuse|ation}} accuse + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An accusation is a claim that someone did something. Synonyms: accusal
    Sense id: simple-accusation-en-noun-La~JX3W2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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