whakatuaki
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to accuse, blame, impute.
Kāti te whakatuaki i a au - nā Hine kē taua mahi. / Stop blaming me - it was Hine who did that.
Synonyms: hāmene, whakapā hē, whakapae
2. (noun) accused, defendant.
Kua tīmata te rōia o te whakatuaki ki te whakatakoto i āna kōrero whakautu ki ngā whakapae a te karauna. / The lawyer for the defendant has begun to set out her defence against the accusations of the crown.
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