different between culpability vs accusation
culpability
English
Etymology
Middle French culpabilité
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?lp??b?l?ti/
Noun
culpability (countable and uncountable, plural culpabilities)
- The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
Related terms
- culpable
Translations
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accusation
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) accusasiowne (15th century)
- (obsolete) accusacion (15th century)
Etymology
First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French accusation), from Latin acc?s?ti? (“accusation, indictment”), from acc?s? (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse +? -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æk.j?.?ze?.??n/, /?æk.j?.?ze?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)
- The act of accusing.
- (law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
- An allegation.
Synonyms
- allegation
- assertion
- censure
- charge
- crimination
- impeachment
Translations
Anagrams
- anacoustic
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acc?s?ti?, acc?s?ti?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ky.za.sj??/
Noun
accusation f (plural accusations)
- accusation
Derived terms
- chef d'accusation
Related terms
- accuser
References
- “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
Further reading
- “accusation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
accusation (plural accusationes)
- accusation
accusation From the web:
- what accusation does giles make
- what accusation mean
- what accusation is made against wargrave
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