Englishaccusation
noun
the man's lawyer said the accusation was groundless:
allegation, charge, claim, assertion, asseveration, attribution, incrimination, imputation, denouncement, indictment, arraignment, citation, inculpation, blame, condemnation, criticism, complaint;
suit, lawsuit;
British plaint;
North American impeachment, bill of indictment;
North American, informal beef.
accusation Oxford Dictionary of English