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Beschuldigung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accusation noun A claim that someone has done something wrong.
  • imputation noun The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
  • indictment noun A formal accusation charging someone with a crime.

Senses

Beschuldigung is used for these senses in English:

  • accusation (legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
  • imputation (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
  • indictment (countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. [from 19th c.]

imputation — full definition

  1. noun The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
  2. noun That which has been imputed or charged.
  3. noun Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
  4. noun A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.

Related German words