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accusation
verb
make an accusation
• You’ve made a lot of accusations but you haven’t got any evidence.
bring an accusation against somebody
• The accusations against him were brought by two 18-year-old women.
level an accusation against/at somebody
(= bring an accusation against someone )
• As a result, some outrageous accusations were levelled at her.
face an accusation
(= have an accusation made about you )
• The police faced accusations of using excessive force.
deny/dismiss an accusation
• The government denied accusations of corruption.
prove/support an accusation
• There were very few facts to support the accusation against him.
adjectives
serious accusation
• These are very serious accusations indeed.
false accusation
• There were a lot of false accusations throughout the trial.
unfounded/groundless
(= not based on facts or reason )
• The accusation is totally unfounded. • The embassy denied what it called groundless accusations about its involvement in the attack.
outrageous
(= shocking and extremely unfair )
• He was drunk and his accusations were becoming more and more outrageous.
a wild accusation
(= with no evidence to support it )
• She’s made all sorts of wild accusations about him, hasn’t she?
bitter accusations
(= angry )
• The dispute was marked by bitter accusations from both sides.
repeated accusations
• Repeated accusations of neglect were made against the authorities.
renewed accusations
(= made again, often in a more forceful way )
• The government faced renewed accusations of corruption.
further accusations
• There were further accusations of incompetence.
phrases
amid accusations of something
(= surrounded by accusations )
• He fled the country amid accusations of fraud.
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noun ADJ. serious | false, groundless, unfounded, unjust, wild | bitter | mutual They sank into mutual accusation and incrimination. | public | veiled She made a lot of thinly veiled accusations. | renewed, repeated VERB + ACCUSATION level at, make an accusation frequently levelled at junior doctors | face Their father now faces an accusation of murder. | deny, dismiss, refute, reject | prove, support New evidence has emerged which supports the accusation against her. ACCUSATION + VERB fly about/around There seem to be a lot of wild accusations flying around. PREP. amid ~s He fled the country amid accusations of fraud. | ~ against You made a public accusation of misconduct against Nigel. PHRASES bring an accusation against sb She rejected all the accusations brought against her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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accusation
a statement saying that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad:
• The army has faced accusations of racism.
allegation
a public statement accusing someone of doing something although it has not been proved:
• He denied allegations that he received a bribe. • Police are investigating allegations of corruption.
charge
an official statement by the police accusing someone of a crime and saying that they must go to court, or a statement saying that someone has done something bad, made by anyone:
• He appeared in court on a murder charge. • She denied the charge that the article had been misleading.
indictment
law especially American English an official written statement accusing someone of a crime so that they will be judged under the American legal system:
• He is under indictment for credit card fraud.
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