This is the 5933rd most frequent Arabic word.
واتهمت
"Accused."
In this sentence, the word 'واتهمت' is used in the context of attributing blame or accusing the local authorities.
واتهمت السلطات المحلية بارتكاب أخطاء في التعامل مع الأزمة.
The local authorities were accused of making mistakes in handling the crisis.
Here, 'واتهمت' is used to express an accusation made by one entity towards another relating to intellectual property.
واتهمت الشركة المنافسة بسرقة التصميمات.
The company accused the competitor of stealing the designs.
In this example, 'واتهمت' is metaphorically used to attribute responsibility to a natural phenomenon for a consequence.