Treason is a broad accusation.

Eliot Spitzer, the New York State attorney general, has been investigating Mr. Quattrone on broad accusations involving fraud since the fall of 2001.

It is common in class-action suits for lawyers to make broad accusations when first filing and in the course of litigation to try to develop supportive information.

In the final weeks of the campaign Ms. Richards hurled broad accusations of corruption against her opponents.

The article quoted Giuliani, secondhand, as saying, "That's the last time he'll ever lie to me," a rather broad accusation.

He made broader accusations of responsibility for "the disgraceful conditions of schools" and "the criminal stupidity of television."

Still, at the root of Providence's opéra bouffe are broad and serious accusations of public corruption.

Gates's letter provoked many responses, with some hobbyists objecting to the broad accusation, and others supporting the principle of compensation.

By not tangling on the Senate floor, the lawmakers have escaped broad accusation of opposing life.

In his complaint, Mr. Bell made a number of broad accusations, including bribery and use of government resources for partisan purposes.