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accused
[uh-kyoozd]
adjective
charged with a crime, wrongdoing, fault, etc..
the accused boy.
noun
Often the accused a person or persons charged in a court of law with a crime, offense, etc.
accused
/ əˈː /
noun
law the defendant or defendants appearing on a criminal charge
Other 51Թ Forms
- misaccused adjective
- self-accused adjective
- unaccused adjective
Example Sentences
A woman who was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system was left "fuming" after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores.
He was accused of the murder in a Glasgow supermarket car park in 2010, but was later acquitted due to a lack of evidence.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long been accused of wanting to drag the US into helping him defeat Iran.
On the campaign trail he had vowed to deport noncitizens accused of violent crimes, a promise that received widespread support, even among some Hispanics.
That company accused Paramount of violating terms of its 2019 licensing pact for “South Park,” after Warner paid about $540 million for the show’s streaming rights.
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When To Use
Accused is an adjective that means charged with a crime or other offense. Accused is also used as a noun to refer to a person or people who have been charged with a crime, often as the accused.To accuse someone of something means to say that they are guilty of it. This can happen in everyday situations, such as children accusing each other of not sharing. But accused is most used in the context of the criminal justice system to indicate that a person has been officially charged with a crime.Example: The accused was escorted in the courtroom by police.
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