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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Among the accusations are issues such as phone hacking and unlawful information gathering, while the trial will also assess whether senior figures at the papers knew what was happening and withheld evidence.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Its founder, Luis Fernando Figari, had earlier been found to have sodomized recruits along with accusations of serious financial mismanagement, according to a 2017 outside investigation ordered by Sodalitium.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Baldoni complains his movie was stolen from him by Lively, with Reynolds’ help, and now the duo and their accusations have left his career DOA.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
His accusations brought a torrent of violent threats against the women, upending their lives.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Its founder, Luis Fernando Figari, had earlier been found to have sodomized recruits along with accusations of serious financial mismanagement, according to a 2017 outside investigation ordered by Sodalitium.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Baldoni complains his movie was stolen from him by Lively, with Reynolds’ help, and now the duo and their accusations have left his career DOA.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
His accusations brought a torrent of violent threats against the women, upending their lives.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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