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veiled accusation

n. an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken [syn: unspoken accusation]

Usage examples of "veiled accusation".

Most of the German nationals had taken up the story of Gunther Guillaume and 1974 from the previous day's Sunday Times and had treated it fully, speculatively, and with unanimous though veiled accusation of Aubrey for his part in the Guillaume scandal.

The Commissioner seemed not the least perturbed by her veiled accusation.

Olds stared back, first scowling, then his eyes widening as he understood Jools's veiled accusation.

His eyes were instead on the officers themselves, as their expressions of surprise or indignation at his veiled accusation were interrupted by this unexpected intrusion.