as in to indict
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accuse
Some on social media accused her of ostracizing Baldoni to take control of the film, and her responses to interviewers were branded as rude.
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Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Opposition lawmakers accused Han of using it as a stalling tactic.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The legal complaint also accuses the company of colluding with various lenders to approve loans for the work before the jobs were completed — a practice that would violate state law.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Several online defense funds have already been created for the 26-year-old Mangione, who is accused of having shot and killed Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, two weeks ago.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Opposition lawmakers accused Han of using it as a stalling tactic.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The legal complaint also accuses the company of colluding with various lenders to approve loans for the work before the jobs were completed — a practice that would violate state law.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Several online defense funds have already been created for the 26-year-old Mangione, who is accused of having shot and killed Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, two weeks ago.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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He was indicted in July and previously faced two counts of felonious assault and four counts of endangering children.Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Swiss federal prosecutors in March indicted Rifaat Assad on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for reportedly ordering murder and torture more than four decades ago.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Peterson has blamed his former financial adviser for the issues.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The incoming Trump administration blamed migrant crime on changes in immigration policy under President Joe Biden — citing it as a key reason for Trump’s mass deportation program.Kristine Frazao, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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Initially charged with manslaughter, the charge was later upgraded to homicide, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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This update comes after authorities said in a Nov. 7 press release that three suspects had been charged, one suspect with abandonment of a person followed by death, and two others with supplying narcotics.Lauren Huff, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Their requests come as the incoming president weighs issuing blanket pardons to many people who were convicted in connection to the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, as well as punishing those involved in prosecuting crimes related to it.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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But a fuller explanation, drawn from corporate filings, interviews, and criminal court and bankruptcy records, shows how the DOJ, after years of aggressively prosecuting opioid companies, delayed for a decade a winning criminal case against Endo.Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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