preposterous accusation

"While not addressing myself to the preposterous accusations you make," whined the German, "there are considerations of exchange."

In 1950 Yuri himself was arrested under the preposterous accusation that he had been recruited by France's secret service at the age of three.

Narlena was giving a perfect impression of honest bewilderment at a preposterous accusation.

"This is a preposterous accusation!

Is Mrs. Fielder-Flemming making the preposterous accusation that some friend of my daughter's is responsible for this crime-or is she not?"

The countryside rallied so strongly in support of the Boers, and perjured itself so willingly, that no demonstrable law- breakers could be found guilty, while dozens of reasonably honest frontiersmen like Lodevicus van Doorn were publicly humiliated by being forced to stand in the dock and answer to preposterous accusations.