Accusation
Accusation noun - An assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence.
Proof is an antonym for accusation.
Proof
Proof noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.
Usage example: she presented proof that she had not cheated
Accusation is an antonym for proof.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Unlike most examples of this trope, Hamilton does go public, though only because the proof of his affair exonerates him from an accusation of embezzlement.
Source: Blackmail -
Whether his accusation has a point or if this was just further proof that Scott was just falling further off the edge is up to the reader.
Source: Comicbook / Cyclops - Every knight knows that Guinevere is cheating on Arthur with Lancelot, but an accusation without any proof can only be made by challenging the queen's champion- Lancelot himself.
Source: Trial by Combat
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