accused

Definition of accused in English English dictionary: Simple past tense and past participle of accuse; Having been accused; being the target of accusations
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.; The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case; person charged with a crime; {a} charged with a crime, censured; The name for the defendant in a criminal case; a defendant in a criminal proceeding; the person who is charged with a criminal offense; the defendant; A person or persons charged with the commission of a crime or offence; A person or persons against whom a criminal proceeding is initiated (see Defendant); A person who is charged with having committed an offence The term is often used interchangeably with defendant; A person who is charged with a crime; The person appearing in a court charged with committing a criminal offence; A person charged with a criminal offence •Criminal Courts; a person or entity accused of committing a crime; Charged with offense; as, an accused person; {i} one who has been charged with a crime, one who has been blamed; You can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it. The accused is alleged to be a member of a right-wing gang = defendant. the accused the person or group of people who have been officially accused of a crime or offence in a court of law; Charged with offense as, an accused person. Commonly used substantively; past of accuse
accused of manslaughter: officially blamed for killing another person, indicted for killing a person
accused of murder: officially blamed for homicide, indicted for maliciously killing another person
accuse: To charge with having committed a crime or offence
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
accuse: An accusation - Shakespeare
accuse: To find fault with, to blame, to censure
We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms.
accuse: to charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error
accuse: {v} to censure, charge, impeach, blame
accuse: {f} place blame, charge with a crime
Accuse: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference"
Accuse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
Accuse: charge with guilty or blame
Accuse: v To draw attention to another's similarity to oneself
Accuse: v to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone
Accuse: to bring a formal criminal charge against a person or corporation
The Accused: {i} 1988 United States movie starring Jodie Foster based on a true event about a woman who is raped by a gang in a rural bar
accus: accusative
accuse: To find fault with or attribute blame to
accuse: If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it. The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before he's in office. to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad accuse sb of (doing) sth (acuser, from accusare , from ad- + causa )
accuse: To betray; to show
accuse: To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure
accuse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse
accuse: To charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; construed with of
accuse: If you are accused of a crime, a witness or someone in authority states or claims that you did it, and you may be formally charged with it and put on trial. Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police All seven charges accused him of lying in his testimony The accused men have been given relatively light sentences. see also accused, accusing
accuse: To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense
accuse: If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it. He was accusing my mum of having an affair with another man Talk things through in stages. Do not accuse or apportion blame
accuse: To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; with of; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor
accuse: Accusation
accuse: An accusation
be accused: be blamed; be charged with a crime
be accused of: be blamed for
falsely accused him: slandered him, untruthfully accused him
joinder of accused: total number of accused people included in one indictment
rights of the accused: In law, the rights and privileges of a person accused of a crime. In most modern legal systems these include the presumption of innocence until proved guilty, trial by jury, representation by counsel, the right to present witnesses and evidence to establish one's innocence, and the right to cross-examine one's accusers. Also important are a prohibition against an unreasonable search and seizure, the right to a speedy trial, and guarantees of freedom from double jeopardy and of the right to appeal. In the U.S. a person accused of a crime must be notified immediately of the right to secure counsel and the right to refuse to answer questions if answering might be incriminating (see Miranda v. Arizona)
was accused of a criminal act: he was prosecuted for illegal activities, he was accused of committing an illegal act
was accused of espionage: was indicted for working as a spy