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Accuse

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chargenounThe amount of money levied for a service.
impeachverbTo bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
incriminateverb(transitive) To indicate the guilt of.
criminateverb(transitive) To accuse (someone) of a crime; to incriminate.

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criminateverb(transitive) To accuse (someone) of a crime; to incriminate.
incriminateverb(transitive) To indicate the guilt of.
impeachverbTo bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
chargeverbTo assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.
accusationnounThe act of accusing.
blamingnounThe act of accusing or assigning culpability to.
blameverb(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
criticizeverbTo find fault (with something).
criticiseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of criticize. [To find fault (with something).]
denounceverb(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
indictverbTo accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
convictverb(transitive, law) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
reprimandverbTo reprove in a formal or official way.
implicateverb(transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
reproachverb(transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).
suspectverb(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
lagverbTo fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
prosecuteverb(transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against.
acknowledgeverb(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
treatverb(transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.

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