as in allegation
a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal; a charge that someone has committed a fault or crime
Investigators have leveled accusations of corruption against a group of former officials. The police are investigating serious accusations of wrongdoing.
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Recent Examples of accusation
Officials at Sahel General Hospital vehemently denied the accusation, and Israel has not struck the hospital.
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Allegra Goodwin and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
For now, these trades are overseen by a federal agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), but the practice faces accusations of being a form of gambling.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Trump has a history of harassing established media outlets through use of publicity stunts, social-media accusations, remarks made in speeches, and legal action.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
And the squishy definition of misinformation puts the researchers themselves in the challenging position of having to decide whether a claim is misleading, which can add to accusations of political bias.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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Allegra Goodwin and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
For now, these trades are overseen by a federal agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), but the practice faces accusations of being a form of gambling.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Trump has a history of harassing established media outlets through use of publicity stunts, social-media accusations, remarks made in speeches, and legal action.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
And the squishy definition of misinformation puts the researchers themselves in the challenging position of having to decide whether a claim is misleading, which can add to accusations of political bias.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusation. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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