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To blame, or find fault with, for a wrongdoing

To accuse of wrongdoing or a crime in a court of law

To accuse, blame or pronounce (someone) guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

To report on the wrongdoings of others

To accuse or believe (someone) to be guilty

To reprimand (someone)

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Verb

To blame, or find fault with, for a wrongdoing

hold accountable

point the finger

assign guilt to

hold responsible for

impute blame to

attribute liability to

hold accountable for

point finger at

hold answerable for

lodge complaint

lay the blame on someone for

lay at one's door

lay at the door of

let someone have it

attribute blame to

hang something on

blow the whistle on

hold responsible

call to account

bring charges against

peach on someone

recriminate for

prefer charges against

incriminate for

make accusations about

bring to trial for

file charges against

put on trial for

lay charges against

take to court for

lay the blame on

drag into court

make a charge against

make a complaint against

blacken the name of

pin the blame on

stick the blame on

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“You turned up late, and she is probably lost, and now, you accuse me of giving you the wrong venue?”

Verb

To accuse of wrongdoing or a crime in a court of law

prefer charges against

lay charges against

file charges against

make accusations about

bring to trial for

put on trial for

recriminate for

take to court for

hang something on

incriminate for

blow the whistle

file a complain against

have the law on

bring someone to trial

institute legal proceedings

take proceedings

bring an action against

drag into court

bring a charge against

institute legal proceedings against someone

take legal action

take legal action against

bring a suit against

call to account

bring charges against

haul into court

lay the blame on

face with charges

serve with a summons

drop someone in it

take the law on

bring before the court

point the finger

lay at one's door

proceed against

bring an action

take into custody

bring legal proceedings against

bring a case against

bring suit against

put in the dock

cast aspersions on

bring action against

bring a criminal charge against

involve in litigation

turn on the heat

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“I don't think a court would accuse you of impeding the reasonable flow of traffic if you are traveling within the speed limit.”

Verb

To accuse, blame or pronounce (someone) guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

Verb

To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person

file a complaint

inveigh against

be on at someone

lodge a complaint

find fault with

express concern

take exception to

make a complaint

put the boot in

speak out against

kick up a stink

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Verb

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

inveigh against

find fault with

fulminate against

read the riot act

give someone a dressing-down

tear a strip off

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

cast aspersions on

give a bad name

drag through the mire

give a black eye

bring into disrepute

spread scandal about

bring discredit to

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

run smear campaign

rip up and down

tar and feather

blacken the name of

spread lies about

tell lies about

sully the reputation of

run a smear campaign against

cut to the quick

blacken someone's name

sully someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

throw brickbats at

blacken the character of

write false reports about

spread tales about

drag name through mud

drag someone's name through the mire

drag through mud

take down a peg

vituperate against

hold forth against

throw stones at

criticize unfairly

injure the reputation of

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

hit where one lives

give offence to

cause offence to

put in a bad light

step on one's toes

hurt somebody's feelings

treat disrespectfully

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

defame someone's character

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Verb

To report on the wrongdoings of others

blow the whistle

spill the beans

give the show away

let the cat out of the bag

sell down the river

peach on someone

put the finger on

drop the dime on

blow the whistle on

act as an informer

spill your guts

stab in the back

give the game away

open your mouth

point the bone at

do the dirty on

turn King's evidence

turn state's evidence

turn Queen's evidence

spill your guts about

come out of the closet

spill the beans about

accept responsibility

blow the lid off

get off your chest

divulge information

bring into the open

take the lid off

reveal information

declare one's preferences

come clean about

reveal everything

blow somebody's cover

make a clean breast

unbosom oneself

make clean breast of

open your heart

make a clean breast of things

be completely honest

make a clean breast of

make a clean breast of it

run off at the mouth

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Verb

To accuse or believe (someone) to be guilty

regard as guilty

regard as a wrongdoer

think to be guilty

point the finger

Verb

To reprimand (someone)

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

let someone have it

rap over the knuckles

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a rating

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

give someone what for

tear off a strip

jump down one's throat

send someone away with a flea in their ear

read the riot act

give comeuppance

find fault with

express disapproval of

point the finger

slap someone's wrist

give someone a bollocking

call on the carpet

slap on the wrist

give a piece of one's mind

strongly criticize

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down hard on

rap on knuckles

call to account

take to the woodshed

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

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