## Meanings
1. A statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal.
2. A formal charge that someone has committed a crime, brought in a court of law.

## Examples
- He strongly denied the accusation that he had lied.
- The accusation against her was read out in court.

## Synonyms
- allegation
- assertion
- censure
- charge
- crimination
- detection
- impeachment

## Derived Forms
- counteraccusation
- hackusation
- interaccusation
- misaccusation
- preaccusation
- reaccusation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accusacion
- Root: acusacion
- Root: accūsātiō

## Etymology
First attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French: accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ation.

## AI Etymology
Accusation is first attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French: accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. Compare accuse. Equivalent to accuse plus -ation. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Crime & Justice
- Register & Style

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