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accused

[uh-kyoozd]

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adjective

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

noun

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

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Origin:
1585–95; accuse + -ed²

Related forms

mis·ac·cused, adjective

self-ac·cused, adjective

un·ac·cused, adjective

Example Sentences

Six officers have been suspended after being accused of mistreating suspects last year, the police said.

Already this year, he has backed two ministers accused of shady dealings, both of whom subsequently resigned.

Some of the accused had confessed as being witches, but none of them were hanged.

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Six officers have been suspended after being accused of mistreating suspects last year, the police said.

Already this year, he has backed two ministers accused of shady dealings, both of whom subsequently resigned.

Some of the accused had confessed as being witches, but none of them were hanged.

The authorities have been accused of sacrificing those provinces to protect the capital's affluent business districts.

He was accused of corruption in several court cases.

No one has ever accused me of being extravagant, but buying this exquisite little urn came close.

Most of the accused settle out of court for a few thousand dollars.

He was accused of hyperbole but seems, rather, to have been guilty of understatement.

Find out why black bears are being accused of stealing human food.

Climate deniers are accused of practicing pseudoscience, as are intelligent design creationists.

My brother, the graphic designer, accused me of being visually illiterate.

Eritrean officials detained all four men and accused them of plotting.

During their terms, hundreds of ex-soldiers accused of atrocities have been arrested.

The girls finally came up with three names and the accused women were put on trial.

For example when your son is accused of raping a woman and there is evidence etc but still you refuse to accept the fact.

We are accused of being close-minded and refusing to examine the evidene, of relying solely on faith to prop us up.

The two defendants are accused of conspiracy to commit computer fraud.

But central banks that cut short-term interest rates are not routinely accused of deliberately driving their currencies down.

The accused had to pay the jail for every day they were locked.

It had also been accused of incentivizing doctors for prescribing these drugs for unapproved uses via kickbacks.

The government in turn has accused critics of misinterpreting and mischaracterizing the law to generate fear about it.

They were accused of being, at best, naive about the safety of complex structured products such as collateralised.

Each side routinely accused the other of provocations.

Because of this, people with chronic pain are often accused of drug-seeking behavior as they may come to need more drugs.

He accused the microfinance groups of charging exorbitant rates.

Chronicles the trials of city life for a poor carpenter unjustly accused of murder.

The pro-vaccine camp is being accused of blindly following the government and not questioning the safety of vaccines.

He was first accused of this around two years ago by prosecutors he had chosen himself.

The accused were then made to walk around in ever-decreasing circles until their intestines wrapped the trunk.

The center staff has also been accused of inflating their reported breeding counts in order to boost their grant revenue.

Japan accused anti-whaling nations of being hypocritical by requesting the permits.

Kappelman also takes issue with scientists who have accused organizers of using the fossils as a tourist attraction.

In which case you might be accused of being a closet creationist.

It stands accused of everything from bilking the taxpayers who rescued.

Women accused by family members of bringing dishonor to their families are rarely given the opportunity to prove their innocence.

To be also accused of ignorance and intransigence was.

Samsung stands accused of bribing politicians, bureaucrats and prosecutors to do its bidding.

Others accused him of being a smuggler and a grave robber and denied him bread and water.

Consumer groups accused the department of caving in to industry.

It is also wants the accused banned from serving as company officers or directors.

Levi's could be accused of jumping on the urban cycling bandwagon, except that these denim commuter pants rock.

Trust me, no one has ever accused me of being too quiet.

Anyone accused of using the drug can be put to death.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

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

to find fault with; blame.

verb (used without object)

to make an accusation.

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

Related forms

ac·cus·a·ble, adjective

ac·cus·a·bly, adverb

ac·cus·ant, noun

ac·cus·ing·ly, adverb

in·ter·ac·cuse, verb (used with object), -cused, -cus·ing.

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non·ac·cus·ing, adjective

pre·ac·cuse, verb (used with object), -cused, -cus·ing.

re·ac·cuse, verb (used with object), -cused, -cus·ing.

self-ac·cus·ing, adjective

un·ac·cus·a·ble, adjective

un·ac·cus·ing, adjective

un·ac·cus·ing·ly, adverb

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Can be confused: accuse, allege, charge.

Synonyms
1. arraign, indict; incriminate, impeach.

Antonyms
1, 2. exonerate.

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World English Dictionary

accused (əˈkjuːzd)

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

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Word Origin & History

accuse

c.1300, from O.Fr. acuser "to accuse" (13c.), earlier "announce, report, disclose" (12c.), from L. accusare "to call to account," from ad- "against" + causari "give as a cause or motive," from causa "reason." Accusatory is first attested c.1600, from L. accusatorius. Noun accused "person charged with

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a crime" is recorded from 1590s.

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