accuse
- charge
‘accuse’
If you accuse someone of doing something wrong, you say that they did it.
He accused them of drinking beer while driving.
He is accused of killing ten young women.
Be careful
Don't say that you accuse someone ‘for’ doing something wrong.
Don't say that you accuse someone ‘for’ doing something wrong.
‘charge’
When the police charge someone with committing a crime, they formally accuse them of it.
He was arrested and charged with committing a variety of offences.