accusation
US /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
1.
a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
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He denied the accusation of theft.
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The police are investigating the serious accusations made against him.
a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong