accuse Copy link Outline I. In strict forensic sense1. accūso, 1 (the person in acc., the charge usu. in gen. or abl. with de)2. jūdĭcem fĕro, tŭli, etc. (i. e. to offer a judge3. arcesso. īvi, ītum, 3 (with gen. or abl. of the charge)4. argŭo5. postŭlo, 1 (constr. same as accuso)6. interrŏgo, 17. insĭmŭlo, 18. rĕum făcĭo, fēci, factum, 3 (with gen. of the charge, or abl. with de)9. nōmen dēfĕro, tŭli, etc. (with gen. of person and abl. of crime with de)II. In non-forensic sense; to charge with1. incūso, 1 (with acc. of person and gen. of things)2. accūso, 1 (constr. same as in 1.)3. argŭo4. crīmĭnor, 15. insĭmŭlo • accuse: I. In strict forensic sense: 1. accūso, 1 (the person in acc., the charge usu. in gen. or abl. with de): to a. a man of bribery, hominem ambitus a., Cic.: to a. any one of an assault, aliquem de vi a., Cic.: to a. a person of assassinations and poisonings, hominem inter sicarios et de veneficiis a., Cic. 2. jūdĭcem fĕro, tŭli, etc. (i. e. to offer a judge: with dat. of person): many persons were ready to a. Volscius on their own account, multi privatim ferebant Volscio judicem, Liv.: I a. thee before the people, populum tibi judicem fero, Liv. 3. arcesso. īvi, ītum, 3 (with gen. or abl. of the charge): to a. any one of a capital offence, aliquem capitis ar., Cic.: to a. a man of the crime of poisoning, hominem veneni crimine ar., Suet. 4. argŭo: v. to charge. 5. postŭlo, 1 (constr. same as accuso): to a. a person of extortion, aliquem repetundarum p., Suet.: to a. a person before the praetor, aliquem apud praetorem p., Cic.: also, reum p., Plin. 6. interrŏgo, 1: a.d under the Plautian law, lege Plautia interrogatus, Sall.: Cic.: Liv. 7. insĭmŭlo, 1: (with gen. or abl.): to a. any one falsely, aliquem falso ins., Cic.: to be a.d of the crime of treachery, proditionis crimine insimulari, Liv. 8. rĕum făcĭo, fēci, factum, 3 (with gen. of the charge, or abl. with de): to a. Sthenius of a capital offence, Sthenium rei capitalis reum f., Cic.: Sthenius had not been a.d when present, praesens Sthenius reus non erat factus, Cic.: v. to impeach, indict. 9. nōmen dēfĕro, tŭli, etc. (with gen. of person and abl. of crime with de): to a. Roscius of parricide, nomen Roscii de parricidio d., Cic.: hence simply defero, with acc. of person (late): as, to a. any one of treason, aliquem de proditione d., Tac. Similarly nomen recipere is to receive an accusation (said of the magistrate), Cic.--Note. Of the above, accuso refers esp. to the action of the leading accuser; judicem fero implies a challenge to the person accused; arcesso, postulo, interrogo, reum facio signify, to call a man to account, or bring him to trial; nomen defero is to lay information against any one; insimulo, to accuse falsely or on mere suspicion. II. In non-forensic sense; to charge with: 1. incūso, 1 (with acc. of person and gen. of things): to a. another of disgraceful conduct, alterum inc. probri, Pl.: to a. any one of luxury and pride, aliquem luxus et superbiae inc., Tac.: v. TO FIND FAULT WITH. 2. accūso, 1 (constr. same as in 1.): to a. any one of neglect in correspondence, aliquem a. de epistolarum negligentia, Cic.: but of what do you a. the man? ipsum vero quid accusas? Cic. 3. argŭo: they a.d this man as their master and tyrant, hunc ut dominum et tyrannum arguebant, Just. 4. crīmĭnor, 1: you a. me of being ungrateful, me esse ingratum criminaris, Cic. 5. insĭmŭlo: they a. themselves of sin, peccati se insimulant, Cic.: v. to blame, charge. Note.--The acc. neut. of an adj. or pron. may be used to denote the matter of accusation: as, to a. oneself of many things, se multa incusare, Virg.: what do you a. me of? quid me accusas? Cic.