What does accusation in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word accusation in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use accusation in French.

The word accusation in French means accusation, accusation, the prosecution, criminal charges, criminal division of a court of appeal, charge, count of indictment, countercharge, charge, indict, charging, bringing of charges, answer to a charge, face a charge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word accusation

accusation

nom féminin (fait d'accuser [qqn] de [qch], reproche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces accusations de partialité blessèrent l'homme profondément.
The accusations of partiality hurt the man's feelings deeply.

accusation

nom féminin (Droit : affectation d'un crime à [qqn]) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Finalement, son accusation ne reposait sur rien de concret.
In the end, his accusation wasn't based on anything concrete.

the prosecution

nom féminin (Droit : partie attaquant un autre) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En droit pénal, l'accusation est représentée par le parquet.
In criminal law, the prosecution is represented by public prosecutors.

criminal charges

nom masculin (Droit : faits reprochés) (Law)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le prévenu écoute la lecture de son acte d'accusation.

criminal division of a court of appeal

nom féminin (type de juridiction) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

charge, count of indictment

nom masculin (motif d'accusation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

countercharge

nom féminin (accusation répondant à une autre) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

charge, indict

locution verbale (désigner responsable d'un délit) (law)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Une enquête a été menée par le tribunal avant de mettre en accusation Monsieur Dupont.

charging, bringing of charges

nom féminin (inculpation) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le juge a décidé de la mise en accusation du suspect.

answer to a charge, face a charge

locution verbale (avoir à s'expliquer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il répond d'une accusation de détournement de fonds.

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