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. Puerto Rico:

   We believed there would be change when they brought down a governor and look at what she's accused of doing. Wow.

2. The Gateway Pundit:

   Democrat Darling Pete Buttigieg Accused of Sexual Assault by 21-Year-Old from Michigan.

3. Jennifer Shahade:

   At some point we are all compelled to take pause and reflect on the reality that unsubstantiated, temporally aged, and concurrent use of social media to incite a ‘Me Too’ call-to-arms runs afoul of every constitutional safeguard we have always held so dear. Superimposing today’s mores on erroneous recitals of acts of yesteryear is a recipe for disaster for both the accused and the accuser.

4. Hans Gilliams:

   I suspect the Commission wants to avoid being accused of partiality, to avoid Luxembourg and other countries saying that they have been singled out.

5. Saadi Shirazi:

   Whoso associates with the wicked will be accused of following their ways, though their principles may have made no impression upon him; just as if a person were in the habit of frequenting a tavern, he would not be supposed to go there for prayer, but to drink intoxicating liquor.

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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