Impeachment
Misfeasance or malfeasance
The governor of Texas
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The legislative branch may remove a member of the executive or judicial branch from office through a process known as impeachment. The actual impeachment is the first step in the process, when the charges are being leveled against the accused official. If convicted on those charges, the official can then be removed from office.
The state made a serious accusation against its treasurer based on the audit. An indictment is not a proof of guilt, only an accusation that a crime was committed.
A key accusation that Saddam Hussein made against Kuwait was driving Iraqi oil prices down.
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was against the misuse of power by the big corporations doing business as a trust or monopoly. He did not want to do away with the corporations, but preferred to "draw the line against misconduct".
The accusation against the man was horrendous or This accusation is false and I object to it! or Your accusation is wrong. He has vehemently denied the bribery accusation. He was forced to resign amid accusations that he stole millions from shareholders. Before you make an accusation like that, you'd better get the facts straight.
accusation
That was a baseless accusation that you leveled against me.
Some grounds might include: Jury misconduct - Jury tampering - Judicial misconduct.
Misconduct -APEX