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Accusatory

/ə.ˈkju.zə.ˌtɔɹ.i/

Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation

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    Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation

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inculpatoryThat causes someone to be blamed for something.
accusingnounAccusation.
inculpativecausing blame to be imputed to
accusativenoun(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
accusiveaccusative; accusing

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WordDefinition
accusiveaccusative; accusing
accusingnounAccusation.
accusativenoun(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
inculpatoryThat causes someone to be blamed for something.
inculpativecausing blame to be imputed to
accusatorialnounContaining or implying accusation.
adversarialCharacteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.
inquisitorial(law) Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
accusativalOf or pertaining to the accusative case.
criminatory(archaic) Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusatory.
adjudicatorynounOf or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjectionalPertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
criminative(archaic) Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory.
attributionalnounOf or pertaining to attribution
adjuratoryOf or pertaining to an adjuration.
acidaemicPertaining to, or afflicted with, acidaemia.
acidnoun(chemistry) Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
accessorialOf or pertaining to an accessory, e.g. to a crime.
acidicOf or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
adjudicativeOf or pertaining to an adjudication or to an adjudicator.

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