heitara
1. (noun) accusation, blame, charge, scandal, defamation.
Kua kore e taea te huna te heitara mō te tūkino a ngā hōia i ā rātou mauhere (PK 2008:100). / It is no longer possible to hide the accusation concerning the soldiers' torture of their prisoners.
Synonyms: whakapaepae, whakapā hē, whakapae, kupu whakapae, paki, pakitara, māteatea, tara, tarawau, pakiwaitara