accused

ac-cused · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person or group charged with or on trial for a crime.

  2. 2.

    (Past participle of accuse) Charged with an offense or crime.

  3. 3.

    Having had allegations made against one.

Forms

plural: accused

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the accused — The person or people charged with a crime.
  • •
    stand accused — To be charged with an offense.
  • •
    wrongly accused — Falsely charged with wrongdoing.

Related words

Antonyms: accuser, plaintiff
See also: accuse, accusing, defendant, suspect
Synonyms: defendant, respondent, suspect

Etymology

Past participle of accuse, from Latin accusare ("to call to account"), from ad- ("to") + causa ("cause, lawsuit").