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No. 3,230 in Russian

обвинили

"Accused" or "blamed."

In a sentence

  • Они обвинили его в краже.

    They accused him of theft.

    The verb 'обвинили' here is used to indicate that someone was accused of doing something specific, namely theft.

  • Суд обвинил подозреваемого в нарушении закона.

    The court accused the suspect of breaking the law.

    The verb 'обвинил' is used formally to show that an accusation was made officially, such as by a legal institution.

  • Она обвинила меня в сокрытии правды.

    She accused me of hiding the truth.

    The verb 'обвинила' is employed to express that someone directly blamed another person for a certain action or behavior, in this case hiding the truth.

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