n. & adj. Gram.
--n. the case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, expressing the object of an action or the goal of motion.
--adj. of or in this case.
Derivatives:
accusatival adj. accusatively adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF accusatif -ive or L (casus) accusativus, transl. Gk (ptosis) aitiatike