Definition of "accusation" []

• An act of accusing or the state of being accused. (noun)
• A charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party. (noun)

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• "They are simply using the first rule in contemporary American politics: the accusation is the conviction."
• "One response I often make to this accusation is the to compare the comment policy of leading skeptic and alarmist climate sites."
• "To me, this accusation is as ridiculous as a husband blaming his wife for being liked by other men even though she has no control over their liking."