Definition of accuse
accused
;accusing
transitive verb
1 : to charge with a fault or offense : blame He accused her of being disloyal.
2 : to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process He was accused of murder.
intransitive verb
: to bring an accusation
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Examples of accuse in a Sentence
she was accused of lying on the employment application
Origin and Etymology of accuse
Middle English, from Anglo-French accuser, from Latin accusare to call to account, from ad- + causa lawsuit
First Known Use: 13th century
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ACCUSE Defined for English Language Learners
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: to blame (someone) for something wrong or illegal : to say that someone is guilty of a fault or crime
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accused
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: to blame for something wrong or illegal She accused him of stealing.
accuser
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accuse
Legal Definition of accuse
accused
accusing
transitive verb
intransitive verb
accuser
nounOrigin and Etymology of accuse
Latin accusare to find fault with, charge with a crime, from ad to, at + causa legal case, trial
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