noun
An accusation, especially one made publicly in response to a perceived injustice; a public denunciation.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Critic (New York). From French j'accuse ‘I accuse’, title of an open letter from Émile Zola to Félix Faure, President of France, published on 13 January 1898 by the newspaper L'Aurore, condemning the imprisonment of Alfred Dreyfus from je I + accuse, 1st person singular present of accuser.
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