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accused

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ac·cused  (-kyzd)
n.
The defendant or defendants in a criminal case.

accused [əˈkjuːzd]
n
(Law) (preceded by the) Law the defendant or defendants appearing on a criminal charge
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.accusedaccused - 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.
Translations
accused [əˈkjuːzd] N the accused (Jur) (sing) → el/la acusado/a; (pl) → los/las acusados/as

accused [əˈkjuːzd]
naccusé(e) m/f
the accused (one person)l'accusé(e) m/f; (more than one person)les accusés mpl
adj
to stand accused → être accusé(e)
to stand accused of doing sth → être accusé(e) de faire qch

accused
n the accusedder/die Angeklagte; (several) → die Angeklagten pl

accused [əˈkjuːzd] n (Law) the accusedl'accusato/a, l'imputato/a

accused متهم obžalovaný anklagede Beschuldigter κατηγορούμενος acusado syytetty accusé optuženik imputato 被告人 피고인 beschuldigde anklagede oskarżony acusado обвиняемый anklagade ผู้ถูกกล่าวหา sanık bị cáo 被告


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No matter how innocent a slave might be--it availed him nothing, when accused by Mr.
Yes, the lady of Sir William Phips was accused of being a witch and of flying through the air to attend witch-meetings.
It is painful to me to be unjustly accused, and I shall see that I am not.
 
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