point the finger at

verb point the finger at

• arraign — If someone is arraigned on a particular charge, they are brought before a court of law to answer that charge.
• blow the whistle on — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
• incriminate — to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault: He incriminated both men to the grand jury.
• charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
• denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.