imputation -
a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"
accusal,
accusation an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
imputation -
the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"
ascription,
attribution assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"
imputation -
A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.