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Pointing a verbal finger and hoping it sticks before the evidence shows up.
means To formally claim someone did something wrong, usually a crime or offense.
from From Latin accusare, to call to account, built from ad (toward) plus causa (cause, lawsuit) — literally aiming a legal case at someone.
Shared rootSame causa gives us cause, excuse, and accusation.
Legal weightThe accused stay innocent until a court disagrees.
Excuse twistExcuse means to call off the very charge accuse calls up.