similar accusation

collocation in English

meaningsofsimilarandaccusation

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similar
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/us
/ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/
looking or being almost, but not exactly, ...
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accusation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of ...
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(Definition ofsimilarandaccusationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Winship's book is open to asimilaraccusation.
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In 1997, yet anothersimilaraccusationwas filed against him, and he received nine strokes of the cane and nine months of imprisonment, after being deemed guilty.
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We have had recent accusations—the latest in a long line of similar accusations—of political misuse of councils' positions.
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This said, the heresiological accusation of duplicity in such practises should not be taken at face value; nor should similar accusations of amoral libertinism.
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The other nuns gradually began to make similar accusations.
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The president faced similar accusations as his wife, but was protected from prosecution by presidential immunity.
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Alternative media, mostly in radio, made similar accusations, though some may be partisan themselves.
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During the time leading up to the trial, two other children from the day care offered similar accusations.
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Others have made similar accusations, and many teachers have removed the book from their classrooms.
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Similar accusations were made in 1684.
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