Definitions for accused
əˈkyuzdac·cused

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accusednoun

   a defendant in a criminal proceeding

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. accusednoun

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

2. accusedadjective

   Having been accused; being the target of accusations.

3. Etymology: * First attested in the 1590's.

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1. accused

   Accused refers to a person or entity who has been charged with a crime or wrongdoing, often within a legal context. They are believed or claimed to be responsible for an illegal or unscrupulous act and are subjected to a legal trial or investigation for the supposed crime.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accused

   of Accuse

2. Accusedadjective

   charged with offense; as, an accused person

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accused

   In a military sense, the designation of one who is arraigned before a military court.

Matched Categories

1. • Defendant

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accused' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2627

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accused' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4631

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accused' in Adjectives Frequency: #995

Anagrams for accused »

1. succade

How to pronounce accused?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say accused in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accused in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accused in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of accused in a Sentence

1. Jussie Smollett:

   I would not be my mothers son if I was capable of one drop of what Im accused of.

2. Wieland:

   It is commonly a dangerous thing for a man to have more sense than his neighbours. Socrates paid for his superiority with his life; and if Aristotle saved his skin, accused as he was of heresy by the chief priest Eurymedon, it was because he took to his heels in time.

3. Fethullah Gulen:

   As someone who suffered under multiple military coups during the past five decades, it is especially insulting to be accused of having any link to such an attempt. I categorically deny such accusations.

4. Evan Baddour:

   We are obviously pleased with the opinion rendered by the Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday, and believe the Court's opinion speaks for itself, there is still much to be done, and we are eager to continue fighting for Mr. Tim Gilbert and the right of the criminally accused to receive a fair trial.

5. Feng Yuan:

   It is unsurprising that both cases have drawn such wide attention, given( Kris Wu) and Alibaba's high profile, but this also serves as a reminder that for many other cases of sexual harassment and assault, if the accused are not so famous or influential,( victims) might not have their voices heard at all.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=accused
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accused
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accused
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html