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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Ronaldo has always strongly denied her accusations.
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Some of the women who contacted the police with new accusations against Zou are in the UK, some are in China, and some in other parts of the world, the police said on Wednesday.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
De Vido was at the center of his own set of corruption scandals, including accusations of having received $25 million in bribes from giant Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Netanyahu has dismissed the accusation as a politically motivated attempt to unseat him, but his critics have accused him of undermining the institutions underpinning Israel's democracy by seeking Bar's removal.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Some of the women who contacted the police with new accusations against Zou are in the UK, some are in China, and some in other parts of the world, the police said on Wednesday.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
De Vido was at the center of his own set of corruption scandals, including accusations of having received $25 million in bribes from giant Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Netanyahu has dismissed the accusation as a politically motivated attempt to unseat him, but his critics have accused him of undermining the institutions underpinning Israel's democracy by seeking Bar's removal.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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