2020-12-22
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด R – Recrimination & accusation
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Recrimination = ‘ri-krim-uh-NEY-shuhn’
ออกเสียง accusation = ‘ak-yoo-ZEY-shuhn’
Dictionary.com
VOCAB BUILDER
What does accusation mean?
An accusation is a claim that someone is guilty of a crime or offense.
To make an accusation is to accuse someone.
This can happen in everyday situations,
such as children accusing each other of not sharing.
But accusation is typically used in a legal context
to refer to an official claim or charge that a crime has been committed.
A person who makes an accusation (who accuses)
is called an accuser (especiallywhen the accusation involves a crime).
The adjective accused means charged with a crime or other offense.
Accused is also used as a noun to refer to a person or people who have been charged with a crime, often as the accused.
Statements that suggest or outright say
that someone did something wrong can be describedas accusatory.
Example: If you’re going to make an accusationthat serious, you’d better have some evidence to back it up.
Where does accusation come from?
The first records of the word accusation come from the second half of the 1300s. It ultimately derives from the Latin accūsāre,
meaning “to call to account,” from causa, “lawsuit.”
You might accuse your family members of not listening to you,
or accuse one of them of eating the last muffin
(when you specifically said you were savingit!).
But some accusations are more serious than others.
Making an accusation that
someone committed a crime is a serious thing to do.
Even if they are not found guilty, having been accused
may permanently hurt their reputation.
Still, just because someone is accused(or charged and indicted)
doesn’t mean that they are automatically found guilty of the crime
they are suspected of committing.
In most court systems,
the accusation (and the guilt of the person) needs to be proven.
And, in many cases,
the accused has the right to face their accuser in court.
Still, the word accusation typically implies that
the accuser has firsthand knowledge or evidence of
the crime that they claim was committed.
When people deny accusations made against them,
they often call them false or baseless (meaning they’re made up).
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Recrimination & accusation
This is a pair of “cause and effect” words.
An accusation is a charge of wrongdoing,
the act of asserting that someone is guilty:
“The prosecuting attorney has decided upon an accusation of murder.”
A recrimination is a countercharge, an accusation is return:
“If you libel this man, you can expect recrimination,”
