Bedeutung von “accuse” im englischen Wörterbuch

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“accuse” im Englisch

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accuseverb [ T ]

uk ​ /əˈkjuːz/ us ​ /əˈkjuːz/

B2 to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind:

"It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."
He's been accused of robbery/murder.
Are you accusing me of lying?
The surgeon was accused of negligence.
stand accused of sth formal

› If you stand accused of doing something wrong, people say that you have done it:

The government stands accused of eroding freedom of speech.

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accuser
noun [ C ] uk ​ /əˈkjuː.zər/ us ​ /əˈkjuː.zɚ/

›

She was given the chance to face her accusers.

(Definition von “accuse” aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“accuse” im amerikanischen Englisch

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accuseverb [ T ]

us ​ /əˈkjuz/

› to say that someone is responsible for a crime or for having done something wrong:

He was accused of failing to pay his taxes.
She accused me of lying.
accusation
noun [ C ] us ​ /ˌæk·jəˈzeɪ·ʃən/

›

He denied the accusation, saying he was innocent.

(Definition von “accuse” aus dem Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“accuse” im Business-Englisch

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accuseverb [ T ]

uk ​ /əˈkjuːz/ us ​ LAW

› to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal:

accuse sb of (doing) sth He is accused of misleading investors and lenders about the financial health of the company.

(Definition von “accuse” aus dem Cambridge Wörterbuch Business-Englisch © Cambridge University Press)

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accuse

When looking for the source of the deadly bacteria, and in the absence of hard evidence, we accuse each other, restrict imports and exports of commodities and claim compensation.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
No one can accuse you of doing things by halves: 17 francs tax on a litre of wine, but a mere 6.50 francs on a litre of beer!
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I did not accuse any nation.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Since we cannot reasonably accuse you, of all people, of political schizophrenia, there must be a number of objective reasons for this situation.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The worst thing that the public accuse us of is that we are over-bureaucratic, with laws that are too divorced from reality and that bring them no benefit.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
There is no objective standard for taxation, and it is therefore not possible to accuse those states that apply low company taxation levels of fiscal dumping.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Do not accuse us of squandering now.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I therefore accuse some governments of having deliberately sought this legal vacuum in order finally to do away with certain social rights achieved after a huge battle in this sector.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Faced with a crisis which demands urgent, realistic and pragmatic measures, some people prefer to accuse the opposition in order to hide their own sins.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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