Accusation
Accusation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old French acusation, French accusation, Latin accusatio, from accusare. See Accuse.]
1.
The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.
We come not by the way of accusation
To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.
2.
That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
[They] set up over his head his accusation.