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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Deputy Latah County Prosecutor Ashley Jennings also flat out denied Taylor's accusations that prosecutors were slow-walking discovery and said everything the defense has asked for has been provided, a point that Taylor conceded in front of the judge.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
According to Netflix, those accusations eventually led the momager to remove some of their children from the group.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The show explores both the accusations made against Natalia and her subsequent abandonment by adoptive parents Kristine and Michael Barnett, who, in 2013, left her in an apartment and moved to Canada with their biological children.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
His tactics clearly rattled the prosecutor, who appeared to lose his temper several times during the trial and repeatedly accused Tacopina of being unethical, accusations Tacopina gamely returned.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
According to Netflix, those accusations eventually led the momager to remove some of their children from the group.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The show explores both the accusations made against Natalia and her subsequent abandonment by adoptive parents Kristine and Michael Barnett, who, in 2013, left her in an apartment and moved to Canada with their biological children.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
His tactics clearly rattled the prosecutor, who appeared to lose his temper several times during the trial and repeatedly accused Tacopina of being unethical, accusations Tacopina gamely returned.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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