accusation

Roget-categorie 938

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.2. Moral sentiments

#938. Accusation

zelfstandig naamwoord

accusation, charge, imputation, slur, inculpation, exprobration^†, delation — crimination — incrimination, accrimination^†, recrimination — tu quoque argument [Lat.] — invective etc. 932.
denunciation, denouncement — libel, challenge, citation, arraignment — impeachment, appeachment^† — indictment, bill of indictment, true bill — lawsuit etc. 969 — condemnation etc. 971.
gravamen of a charge, head and front of one's offending, argumentum ad hominem [Lat.] — scandal etc. (detraction) 934 — scandalum magnatum [Lat.].
accuser, prosecutor, plaintiff — relator, informer — appellant.
accused, defendant, prisoner, perpetrator, panel, respondent — litigant.

werkwoord

accuse, charge, tax, impute, twit, taunt with, reproach.
brand with reproach — stigmatize, slur — cast a stone at, cast a slur on — incriminate, criminate — inculpate, implicate — call to account etc. (censure) 932 — take to blame, take to task — put in the black book.
inform against, indict, denounce, arraign — impeach, appeach^† — have up, show up, pull up — challenge, cite, lodge a complaint — prosecute, bring an action against etc. 969 — blow upon.
charge with, saddle with — lay to one's door, lay charge — lay the blame on, bring home to — cast in one's teeth, throw in one's teeth — cast the first stone at.
have a rod in pickle for, keep a rod in pickle for — have a crow to pluck with.
trump up a charge.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

accusing etc. v. — accusatory, accusative — imputative, denunciatory — recriminatory, criminatory^†.
accused etc. v. — suspected — under suspicion, under a cloud, under surveillance — in custody, in detention — in the lockup, in the watch house, in the house of detention.
accusable, imputable — indefensible, inexcusable — unpardonable, unjustifiable — vicious etc. 845.

tussenwerpsel

look at home — tu quoque [Lat.] etc. (retaliation) 718.

uitdrukking

the breath of accusation kills an innocent the breath of accusation kills an innocent name" [Shelley]; thou can'st not say I did it" [Macbeth].

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