/ak'yoo zay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
2. the specific offense charged: The accusation is murder.
3. the act of accusing or state of being accused.
[ 1350-1400; ME accusacion accusation- (s. of accusatio ), equiv. to accusat ( us ), ptp. of accusare (see ACCUSE, -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]