n. 1) in legal terms accusation means officially charging someone...

late 14c., from Old French acusacion or directly from Latin accusationem (nominative accusatio), noun of action from past participle stem of accusare (see accuse).

charge of wrongdoing.

a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that [..]

n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.

bashuldikung

1 : a formal charge of wrongdoing, delinquency, or fault [the accused shall enjoy the right…to be informed of the nature and cause of the "U.S. Constitution amend. VI"] compare allegation, . [..]

To accuse means to make a charge of wrongdoing against another. Accusation can be a formal charge of criminal wrong doing, like the accusation that is presented to a court or magistrate having jurisdi [..]

(n) a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt(n) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

criminatio, ciminatio

A document containing several “counts”, or individual charges brought against a person.

An accusation is the formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a defendant in a criminal case. The sixth Amendment of the US Constitution states that the defendant in a criminal case, “has the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation,” made against him/her.  The defendant in a criminal case is guaranteed the right to know wh [..]

n. 1) in legal terms accusation means officially charging someone with a crime either by indictment by a Grand Jury or filing charges by a District Attorney. 2) in lay terms any claim of wrongdoing by [..]