accusation|ækjuːˈzeɪʃən|Also 5 accusasiowne, accusacion.[a.Fr.accusationad.L. accūsātiōnem,n.of action,f.accusā-re to accuse.]1.The act of accusing or fact of being accused; arraignment.1430LydgateChron.Troy iii. xxv.His clauses for to rede That resowned in conclusiowne Onely of malyce to accusasiowne.1483CaxtonG. de la Tour f v b,Mardocheus was accused of the accusacion of Amon and was nothynge gylty.1599Shakes.Much Ado ii. ii. 55Be thou constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.1611BibleLuke xix. 8If I haue taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him foure fold.1667MiltonP.L. ix. 1190Thus they in mutual accusation spent The fruitless hours.1794BurkeSp.agst.HastingsWks.XV. 13A man who is under the accusation of his country is under a very great misfortune.1859TennysonEnid 83Then like a shadow past the people's talk And accusation of uxoriousness Across her mind.2.The charge of an offence or crime, or the declaration containing it; an indictment.c1425WyntownCron. ix.Prol.46At a court I mon appeir Fell accusationis þare til here.a1450Chester Plays (1847) II. 44Men of thyn owne nacion Shewen for thy damnacion With manye accusacion And all this daie have.1603Shakes.Meas.for M. ii. iv. 157My vouch against you, and my place i'th State Will so your accusation ouer-weigh.1759RobertsonHist.Scotl.I. ii. 152An accusation so improbable gained but little credit.1855MilmanLat.Christ. (1864) II. iii. vii. 136He is not content with repelling the accusation as false and alien to his humane disposition.1862A. TrollopeOrley F. lviii. 421 (ed.4)To this accusation I will not plead.