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Accused meaning in English: In this article, the meaning of the word ‘Accused’ is explained in simple English with examples, along with its synonyms and antonyms.

‘Accused’ pronunciation= uh-kyoozd, akyoozd, əkju-zd

‘Accused’ means a person who is on trial for committing a crime.

1. ‘Accused’ means a person or group of people who have been arrested for committing a criminal offense and who is held for an initial appearance or other proceedings before trial.

2. A defendant in a criminal proceeding.

3. A person who is arrested for committing a crime but has not yet been proved guilty, who has not yet entered the judicial process.

Accused-Example

The word ‘Accused’ acts as a Noun.

The plural form of ‘Accused’ is also ‘Accused’.

‘Accused’ is the past tense of the word ‘Accuse’.

Sentences that can be formed using the word ‘Accused’ are as follows.

Examples:

▪ ‘Accused’ means a person who is charged with or on trial for a crime but has not yet been proved guilty.

▪ He was accused of theft.

▪ Have the accused been arrested?

▪ Who is the accused person?

▪ The accused was acquitted.

▪ He is accused of treason.

▪ He is prime accused of murder.

▪ He was accused of a robbery case.

▪ The murder accused was sentenced by the court.

▪ The robbery accused was acquitted by the court for not having proof.

▪ My friend accused me of stealing his money.

‘Accused’ other meaning

co-accused= More people accused of the same offense

falsely accused= Claim of wrongdoing that is untrue

accused party= Accused Party means Arbitrator or Mediator reported by Complainant Party for an alleged breach of Code of Ethics.

accused man= A man who is charged with a crime

accused person= A person who is charged with a crime

accused of blasphemy= A person who is charged with showing disrespect for god

summons to accused= legal document issued by the court directed to a person to appear before a judge or Magistrate

Accused-Synonyms

The synonyms of the word ‘Accused’ are as follows.

charged with

incriminated

arraigned

respondent

under suspicion

under indictment

subject to accusation

Accused-Antonyms

The antonyms of the word ‘Accused’ are as follows.

acquitted

discharged

clear

Источник

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(noun): First attested in the 1590’s.
From accuse (“blame”) +‎ -ed

Pronunciation[edit]

(US) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈkjuzd/
Rhymes: -uzd

Verb[edit]

accused

simple past tense and past participle of accuse

Noun[edit]

accused (plural accused)

(law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

Synonym: accusee

Antonym: accuser

Usage notes[edit]

(noun): Most often preceded by the definite article the. The plural accuseds is non-standard, and not widely used.

Translations[edit]

defendant

Arabic: مُتَّهَم‎ m (muttaham), مُتَّهَمَة‎ f (muttahama)
Armenian: մեղադրյալ (hy) (meładryal), ամբաստանյալ (hy) (ambastanyal)
Assamese: জগৰীয়া (zogoria), অভিযুক্ত (obhizukto) (literary)
Azerbaijani: müttəhim
Belarusian: абвінава́чваны m (abvinaváčvany), абвінава́чваная f (abvinaváčvanaja)
Bulgarian: обвиня́ем (bg) m (obvinjáem), обвиня́ема (bg) f (obvinjáema)
Catalan: acusat (ca) m, acusada (ca) f
Chinese:

Mandarin: 被告 (zh) (bèigào)
Czech: obviněný (cs) m, obviněná (cs) f
Dutch: beschuldigde (nl) m or f
Esperanto: akuzito
Estonian: süüalune
Finnish: syytetty (fi)
French: accusé (fr) m, accusée (fr) f
Georgian: ბრალდებული (braldebuli)
German: Angeklagter (de) m, Angeklagte (de) f, Beschuldigter (de) m, Beschuldigte (de) f
Greek: κατηγορούμενος (el) m (katigoroúmenos)
Hebrew: נֶאֱשָׁם‎ (he) m (ne’eshám), נֶאֱשֶׁמֶת‎ f (ne’eshemét)
Hindi: अभियुक्त (hi) m (abhiyukt)
Hungarian: vádlott (hu), terhelt (hu)
Ido: akuzito (io)
Indonesian: terdakwa (id)
Interlingua: accusato
Italian: accusato (it) m
Japanese: 被告 (ja) (ひこく, hikoku)
Korean: 피고 (ko) (pigo)
Latin: reus m
Macedonian: обвинет m (obvinet), обвинета f (obvineta), туженик m (tuženik), туженичка f (tuženička)
Malay: tertuduh
Marathi: आरोपी m (āropī)
Persian: متهم‎ (fa) (mottaham)
Polish: oskarżony (pl) m, oskarżona (pl) f
Portuguese: acusado (pt) m
Romanian: acuzat (ro) m, acuzată (ro) f
Russian: обвиня́емый (ru) m (obvinjájemyj), обвиня́емая (ru) f (obvinjájemaja)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: оптужѐнӣк m, оптужѐница f

Roman: optužènīk (sh) m, optužènica (sh) f
Slovak: obvinený m, obvinená f
Slovene: obtoženec m, obtoženka f
Spanish: acusado (es) m
Swahili: mshtakiwa (sw)
Tagalog: akusado
Turkish: sanık (tr), davalı (tr), zanlı (tr)
Ukrainian: обвинува́чуваний m (obvynuváčuvanyj), обвинува́чувана f (obvynuváčuvana)
Urdu: مُلْزِم‎ m (mulzim)

Adjective[edit]

accused (comparative more accused, superlative most accused)

Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
- 1883, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Landmarks of Recent History, 1770-1883, Walter Smith (publisher), pages 11–12:
  
  This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too much leaning towards her own country; […]
- 1891, Charles Grant Robertson, Caesar Borgia: The Stanhope Essay for 1891, B.H. Blackwell, pages 8–9:
  
  Naples had an almost stronger preference for the interposition of Spain, while the great republic of Venice in the eyes of Italy stood accused of aspiring to bring the whole peninsula under its sway, […]
- 2007, Patricia Love; Steven Stosny, How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking about It: Finding Love Beyond Words, Random House, →ISBN, page 188:
  
  If she felt unimportant, you showed her that she was important to you. If she felt accused, you reassured her. If she felt guilty, you helped her feel better.

Translations[edit]

having been accused

Arabic: مُتَّهَم‎ (muttaham)
Finnish: syytetty (fi)
German: angeklagt (de)
Indonesian: dituduh
Interlingua: accusate
Italian: accusato (it)
Portuguese: acusado (pt) m
Romanian: acuzat (ro)
Russian: обвиня́емый (ru) (obvinjájemyj)
Serbo-Croatian: tuženik (sh)
Spanish: acusado (es)

Anagrams[edit]

succade

Источник

обвиняемый, подсудимый, обвиняемый, подсудимый

прилагательное

- обвиняемый (в преступлении)
- обвиняемый; подсудимый
- собир. обвиняемые; подсудимые

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a man accused of beating his wife — мужчина, которого обвиняют в избиении жены
people accused of committing heinous crimes — люди, обвиняемые в совершении тягчайших преступлений
identity of the accused — личность обвиняемого
party accused — обвиняемый
accused person — обвиняемый
statement of the accused — показания обвиняемого
accused’s story — версия, выдвинутая обвиняемым
witness against an accused — свидетель обвинения
testimony of accused — показание обвиняемого
be accused for — быть обвинённым в чем-либо
the accused — подсудимый; обвиняемый
to be accused of — обвиняться

Примеры с переводом

He was accused of murder.

Его обвинили в убийстве.

Smith accused her of lying.

Смит обвинил ее во лжи.

He was accused of bigamy.

Он обвинялся в двоежёнстве.

She was accused of fabricating data.

Её обвинили в фальсификации данных.

The accused said he got properly drunk.

Обвиняемый сказал, что он был совершенно пьян.

She was accused of being deceitful.

Её обвинили во лжи.

She accused her husband of adultery.

Она обвинила мужа в супружеской неверности.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

She accused him of being a neurotic.

They were accused of peddling drugs.

They were accused of fomenting rebellion.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

accuser — обвинитель, обличитель
accusing — обвинение, обвинительный, осуждающий

Источник

: one charged with an offense

especially

: the defendant in a criminal case

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of accused was
in the 15th century

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ac·cused

(ə-kyo͞ozd′)

n. pl. accused

The defendant in a criminal case.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

accused

(əˈkjuːzd)

(Law) the accused law the defendant or defendants appearing on a criminal charge

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ac•cused

(əˈkyuzd)

adj.

1. charged with a crime.

2. the accused, a person or persons charged with a crime.

[1585–95]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

accused — a defendant in a criminal proceeding

defendant, suspect — a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

accused

noun

the accused the defendant, the defence, the offender, the respondent, the appellant, the litigant, the prisoner at the bar The accused is alleged to be a member of a right-wing gang.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

accused

noun

Law. A person against whom an action is brought:

Translations

obžalovaný

anklagede

syytetty

optuženik

被告人

피고인

anklagade

ผู้ต้องหา

bị cáo

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

accused

[əˈkjuːzd]

n → accusé(e) m/f
the accused (one person) → l’accusé(e) m/f; (more than one person) → les accusés mpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

accused

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

accused

[əˈkjuːzd] n (Law) the accused → l’accusato/a, l’imputato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

accused

→ مُتَّهَم obžalovaný anklagede Beschuldigter κατηγορούμενος acusado syytetty accusé optuženik imputato 被告人 피고인 beschuldigde anklagede oskarżony acusado обвиняемый anklagade ผู้ต้องหา sanık bị cáo 被告

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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arraigner
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It has been urged that the presence of the accused brothers in that fatal room, just after notification that one of them must take the life of Judge Driscoll or lose his own the moment the parties should meet, clearly signifies that the natural of self-preservation moved my clients to go there secretly and save Count Luigi by destroying his adversary.

«The day after my return to Lille, my brother in his turn succeeded in making his escape; I was accused of complicity, and was condemned to remain in his place till he should be again a prisoner.

Charles Evremonde, called Darnay, was accused by the public prosecutor as an emigrant, whose life was forfeit to the Republic, under the decree which banished all emigrants on pain of Death.

«Gendarmes,» said the president, «lead in the accused.»

I shall not copy the uncouth language, full of needless repetitions (and, if I know anything of the subject, not guiltless of bad grammar as well), in which my innocent husband was solemnly and falsely accused of poisoning his first wife.

Thanks to this precaution, which he always was careful to take at the moment when on the point of beginning an examination, he knew beforehand the names, titles, and misdeeds of the accused, made cut and dried responses to questions foreseen, and succeeded in extricating himself from all the windings of the interrogation without allowing his deafness to be too apparent.

If my sister, in the security of retirement, with as little opportunity as inclination to do evil, could not avoid censure, we must not rashly condemn those who, living in the world and surrounded with temptations, should be accused of errors which they are known to have the power of committing.

These questions, like questions put at trials generally, left the essence of the matter aside, shut out the possibility of that essence’s being revealed, and were designed only to form a channel through which the judges wished the answers of the accused to flow so as to lead to the desired result, namely a conviction.

There must be no answering back to him; no explanation was allowed a slave, showing himself to have been wrongfully accused. Mr.

The prosecution of them, for this reason, will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community, and to divide it into parties more or less friendly or inimical to the accused. In many cases it will connect itself with the pre-existing factions, and will enlist all their animosities, partialities, influence, and interest on one side or on the other; and in such cases there will always be the greatest danger that the decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties, than by the real demonstrations of innocence or guilt.

A minister, named George Burroughs, was among the accused. In the months of August and September, 1692, he and nineteen other innocent men and women were put to death.

‘And what if I had been accused of robbing a dead man, Gaffer?’

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Definitions of accused

noun

a defendant in a criminal proceeding

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From the verb accuse: (⇒ conjugate)
accused is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

ac•cused
(ə kyo̅o̅zd′),USA pronunciation adj.

charged with a crime, wrongdoing, fault, etc.:the accused boy.

Lawmakinga person or persons charged in a court of law with a crime, offense, etc. (often prec. by the).

accuse + —ed² 1585–95

accused /əˈkjuːzd/ n

the accused ⇒ the defendant or defendants appearing on a criminal charge

ac•cuse /əˈkyuz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object (+ of + object)], -cused, -cus•ing.

to charge with a fault, offense, or crime:They accused him (of murder).

ac•cus•er, n. [countable]

ac•cuse
(ə kyo̅o̅z′),USA pronunciation v., -cused, -cus•ing.
v.t.

to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually fol. by of):He accused him of murder.
to find fault with;
blame.

v.i.

to make an accusation.

Latin accūsāre to call to account (ac- ac— + -cūs-, combining form of caus-; see cause)
Old French acuser
Middle English ac(c)usen 1250–1300

ac•cus′a•ble, adj.
ac•cus′a•bly, adv.
ac•cus′ant, n.
ac•cus′ing•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arraign, indict; incriminate, impeach.

1, 2. exonerate.

accuse /əˈkjuːz/ vb

to charge (a person or persons) with some fault, offence, crime, etc; impute guilt or blame

Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin accūsāre to call to account, from ad- to + causa lawsuit

acˈcuser n acˈcusing adj acˈcusingly adv

‘accused‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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1
accused

English-Russian short dictionary > accused
2
accused

1) обвиня́емый, подсуди́мый

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > accused
3
accused

Персональный Сократ > accused
4
accused

[ə’kjuːzd]
1.

прил.

The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before he’s in office. — Кандидата начинают обвинять в нарушении обещаний ещё до того, как он вступит в должность.

Gram:

[ref dict=»LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)»]accused[/ref]

2.

сущ.

1) обвиняемый; подсудимый

The accused is alleged to be a member of a right-wing gang. — Утверждается, что обвиняемый принадлежит к правой группировке.

The fifteen accused, young men from different parts of England, denied the charges. — Пятнадцать обвиняемых — молодые люди из разных частей Англии — отрицали вину.

Syn:

2) употр. с гл. во мн. обвиняемые; подсудимые

Англо-русский современный словарь > accused
5
accused

1. a юр. обвиняемый; подсудимый

2. a юр. собир. обвиняемые; подсудимые

Синонимический ряд:

1. under arrest (adj.) arrested; booked; charged; indicted; jailed; taken into custody; under arrest

2. arraigned (verb) arraigned; charged; criminated; denounced; denunciated; impeached; incriminated; inculpated; indicted; taxed

English-Russian base dictionary > accused
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accused

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > accused
7
accused

обвиняемый
имя прилагательное:

имя существительное:

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > accused
8
accused

a юр.

a) обвиняемый; подсудимый

b) обвиняемые; подсудимые

••

English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > accused
9
accused

[əʹkju:zd]

юр.

1. обвиняемый (в преступлении)

1) обвиняемый; подсудимый

2)

обвиняемые; подсудимые

НБАРС > accused
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accused

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > accused
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accused

Politics english-russian dictionary > accused
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accused

Англо-русский юридический словарь > accused
13
accused

[ə`kjuːzd]

обвиняемый

обвиняемый; ответчик, подсудимый

обвиняемые; подсудимые

Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > accused
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accused

(n) обвиняемый в преступлении; подсудимый

* * *

* * *

[ac’cused || -zd]
обвиняемый, подсудимый

* * *

обвиняемый

подсудимые

подсудимый

* * *

1. прил.
обвиняемый (в преступлении)
2. сущ.
1) обвиняемый
2) коллект. обвиняемые

Новый англо-русский словарь > accused
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accused

English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > accused
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accused

English-Russian grammar dictionary > accused
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accused

обвиняемый

подсудимые

подсудимый

English-Russian smart dictionary > accused
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accused

English-Russian big medical dictionary > accused
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accused of

English-Russian big medical dictionary > accused of
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accused (the accused)

Общая лексика:

обвиняемый

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > accused (the accused)

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accused — ac·cused /ə kyüzd/ n pl accused: a person who has been arrested for or formally charged with a crime: the defendant in a criminal case the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial U.S. Constitution amend. VI ◇ Certain rights… … Law dictionary
accused — The accused, meaning a person who has been accused in law, is an everyday use. The or an accused man, person, banker, etc., in which the individuals are only generically identified, are also routinely acceptable. It is inadvisable, however, to… … Modern English usage
Accused — may refer to:* a person charged with a criminal offense, or the state of being so charged; see indictment (also see suspect). * Accused (film), a 1936 film starring Googie Withers. * The Accused , 1988 film starring Jodie Foster and Kelly… … Wikipedia
Accused — Ac*cused , a. Charged with offense; as, an accused person. [1913 Webster] Note: Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accused — ac‧cused [əˈkjuːzd] noun the accused LAW the person or group of people who have been officially charged with a crime in a court of law … Financial and business terms
accused — accused; un·accused; … English syllables
accused — (n.) person charged with a crime, 1590s, from pp. of ACCUSE (Cf. accuse) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
accused — [[t]əkju͟ːzd[/t]] N COUNT: the N (accused is both the singular and the plural form.) You can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it. [LEGAL] The accused is alleged to be a member of a… … English dictionary
Accused — Accuse Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accused — 1. noun /əˈkjuːzd/ The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case. 2. adjective /əˈkjuːzd/ Having been accused; being the target of accusations. This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too … Wiktionary
accused — adj. to stand accused * * * [ə kjuːzd] to stand accused … Combinatory dictionary

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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.

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Origin of accused

First recorded in 1585–95; accuse + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM accused

mis·ac·cused, adjectiveself-ac·cused, adjectiveun·ac·cused, adjective

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accusatival, accusative, accusatorial, accusatory, accuse, accused, accuser, accustom, accustomed, accustomed to, Accutane

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What does accused mean?

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.

Where did accused come from?

The verb accuse has been in use since at least the 1300s. It comes from the Latin accūsāre, meaning “to call to account.” As an adjective and noun, accused is recorded later, around the 1500s.

Because accused is closely linked to crimes and rule violations, it has been used in legal documents, law texts, and accounts of criminal trials or court cases for centuries. It is important to remember that accused, like similar words such as charged and indicted, doesn’t indicate that the person is guilty of the crime they are suspected of committing. An accused person has simply been charged with the crime. In modern times, their guilt usually needs to be proven. Of course, accused persons in previous eras (such as accused witches) had much less hope of a fair trial, and the very accusation of guilt sometimes sealed their fate. Still today, accusing someone of a crime is a serious thing to do. Even if they are not found guilty, having been accused may permanently hurt their reputation.

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How is accused used in real life?

Many court systems operate under the idea that a person is “innocent until proven guilty.” Because of this, many courts, police organizations, and news outlets (who want to avoid libel) will often refer to a defendant in a criminal trial as accused until a verdict has been reached.

High Court temporarily suspends the prosecution of former Treasury CS Rotich, PS Thugge and others after one of the accused persons Richard Malebe moved to court to challenge his prosecution. pic.twitter.com/K2dwnaNxHM

— Hot 96 FM Kenya (@Hot_96Kenya) February 24, 2020

An accused thief tried to get away from police in Prince George, British Columbia, by jumping on a chunk of ice that was floating downriver.

— UberFacts (@UberFacts) March 23, 2016

Looking forward to today’s HOF ballot. Morris, Biggio and Piazza get my vote. Interested as to how accused steriod users will be treated.

— Bob Brumberg (@BobBrumberg) January 9, 2013

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An accused person has been found guilty of a crime and is awaiting punishment.

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Watching him now being accused of illegal operations will not see them shedding any tears.
The men were accused of reneging on pledges to stop working for the Iraqi government.
Who else would see a former spouse accused of underage sex and call him ‘the greatest man there is’?
Critics accused Foster of giving Duke a payoff to stay out of the race; that was never proven.

Three years ago, Republican Guard soldiers came into the hills and killed a cleric accused of hosting Jundullah fighters.
The blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.
The consequence of this quarrel was that, early in 1794, he found himself accused as a ci-devant noble.
The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
The consequence was, the disappointed emissary of these double treasons, immediately accused him of his own crimes.
I have been accused of showing irreverence towards these barbarous kings and priests.

British Dictionary definitions for accused

noun

the accused law the defendant or defendants appearing on a criminal charge

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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