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Traditional English :: accuse
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accuser.html - v.tr. 1 (foll. by of) charge (a person etc.) with a fault or crime; indict (accused them of murder; was accused of stealing a car). 2 lay the blame on. the accused the person charged with a crime. accuser n. accusingly adv. [ME acuse f. OF ac(c)user f. L accusare (as AC-, CAUSE)] |
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Traditional English :: accusal
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accuser.html - n.
accusation. |
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Traditional English :: accusation
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accuser.html - n. 1 the act or process of accusing or being accused. 2 a statement charging a person with an offence or crime. [ME f. OF f. L accusatio -onis (as ACCUSE)] |
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Traditional English :: accusative
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accuser.html - n. & adj. Gram. --n. the case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, expressing the object of an action or the goal of motion. --adj. accusatival adj. accusatively adv. [ME f. OF accusatif -ive or L (casus) accusativus, transl. Gk (ptosis) aitiatike] |
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Traditional English :: accusatorial
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accuser.html - adj. Law (of proceedings) involving accusation by a prosecutor and a verdict reached by an impartial judge or jury (opp. INQUISITORIAL). [L accusatorius (as ACCUSE)] |
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Traditional English :: accusatory
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accuser.html - adj.
(of language, manner, etc.) of or implying accusation. |
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