Ac/cu-sā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. accusatio, Fr. accusation.] 1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or offense. We come not by way of accusation. To taint that honor every good tongue blesses. Shak. 2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge. They set over his head his accusation. Matt. xxvii. 37. Syn. — Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.