ACCUSAL

• ACCUSAL (noun)
  The noun ACCUSAL has 1 sense:

1. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

  Familiarity information: ACCUSAL used as a noun is very rare.

• ACCUSAL (noun)

Meaning:

A formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

accusal; accusation

Hypernyms ("accusal" is a kind of...):

charge; complaint ((criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accusal"):

self-accusation; self-condemnation (an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be)

blame; incrimination; inculpation (an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed)

preferment (the act of making accusations)

information (formal accusation of a crime)

indictment (an accusation of wrongdoing)

imputation (a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense))

imprecation (a slanderous accusation)

allegation ((law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law))

recrimination (mutual accusations)

implication (an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection)