accusation

«accusation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: when someone says that a person did something wrong or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an accusation, accusations)

meaning for a pupil

1) An accusation is when someone says that a person did something wrong or bad, such as stealing or lying. tree →

2) An accusation can be true or false; it still has to be proved. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and in life, accusations cause arguments and need fairness: listen to both sides and look for evidence. In citizenship lessons, people accused of crimes are «innocent until proven guilty». Phrases: «make an accusation», «a false accusation», «deny an accusation», «face an accusation».

examples

• Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews. (Writings DAN.3.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. (Writings EZR.4.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Tom made an accusation that Sara had copied his work. tree →
• The accusation was false — she had done it herself. tree →
• He denied the accusation. tree →
• Don't make an accusation without proof. tree →
• The teacher listened to both sides after the accusation. tree →
• A false accusation can really hurt someone. tree →
• The thief faced an accusation of stealing a bike. tree →
• In court, there must be evidence for an accusation. tree →

note

Countable. Verb: accuse (someone of something); person: the accused, the accuser. Grammar: «accuse him OF stealing» (not «for»). Being accused is not the same as being guilty.

In the corpora

• Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.
• Comments about how someone's face or body looks turn into accusations; «you look well» is enough.
• Serious accusations belong to courts and investigations, not to jokes in the playground.
• Never accuse someone because "everyone says"; accusations are for a teacher to look into.
• «Let's have a look» is the fairest check there is: no accusation, just eyes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «accusation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.