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| accusatory |
being or containing an accusation. |
| accusing |
consisting of or characterized by accusation; accusatory. |
| acquit |
to clear (someone) of a charge or accusation, as in a court of law. [1/3 definitions] |
| bark up the wrong tree |
to direct one's attention, efforts, request, or accusation to the wrong person or thing. |
| charge |
an accusation or indictment against someone. [1/22 definitions] |
| counteraccusation |
combined form of accusation. |
| countercharge |
a charge or accusation made in retaliation against an accuser. [1/4 definitions] |
| denounce |
to bring a formal accusation against; accuse. [1/3 definitions] |
| denunciation |
a formal accusation of criminality, esp. in front of a public prosecutor. [1/2 definitions] |
| gravamen |
in law, the essential part of a complaint or accusation, which usu. weighs most heavily against the accused. |
| indict |
to bring a formal accusation of a crime against, as by the findings of a grand jury. [1/2 definitions] |
| indictment |
a formal written accusation presented by a grand jury to a court for prosecution of a serious crime. [2/3 definitions] |
| recriminate |
to react to an accusation with a countercharge. [2 definitions] |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| reproachful |
expressing or full of reproach or accusation. |
| self-accusation |
combined form of accusation. |
| smear |
a usu. unfounded accusation or charge designed to damage someone's reputation; defamation. [1/9 definitions] |
| trump up |
to devise or fabricate dishonestly (an accusation, rumor, or the like). |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. [1/2 definitions] |
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