accuse

IPA: ʌkjˈuz

noun

  • (obsolete) Accusation.

verb

  • (transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure
  • (transitive, law, followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence
  • (intransitive) to make an accusation against someone
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Examples of "accuse" in Sentences

  • He was accused of forgery.
  • It is only the opinion of the accuser.
  • The accuser stands accused by the convicted
  • Accusations place the burden of proof on the accuser.
  • The burden of proof is on the accuser, not the accused.
  • The accuser is to await the accused at the designated place of combat.
  • (Come on Beck, I dare you call accuse Taft of being a progressive communist.)
  • If I used the word Israeli, you would accuse me of using a code word for Jews.
  • Clinton and MCcain accuse Obama of offering nothing but pretty speaches but, you know, Speaches motivate, speaches galvanises, speaches unite disparate groups into actions that can change the world.
  • The politicians seeking to deny him a second term accuse him of "charity" economics and of trying to lure voters with handouts, such as much-publicised distribution of "surplus production" potatoes in different locations earlier this year.

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