accused

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of accuse

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:accused.

plural accuseds

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

   The accused arrived at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai in the morning and a tribunal officer told AFP that a verdict may be issued later on Monday, but it was up to the judge.

   2017 June 26, “Australia's Crown Resorts staff face trial in China”, in France 24, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2017

   Synonyms: accusee · Antonyms: accuser

comparative more accused · superlative most accused

1. Having been accused; being the target of accusations.

   This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too much leaning towards her own country; […]

   1883, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Landmarks of Recent History, 1770-1883, Walter Smith, pages 11–12

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   Naples had an almost stronger preference for the interposition of Spain, while the great republic of Venice in the eyes of Italy stood accused of aspiring to bring the whole peninsula under its sway, […]

   1891, Charles Grant Robertson, Caesar Borgia: The Stanhope Essay for 1891, B.H. Blackwell, pages 8–9

   If she felt unimportant, you showed her that she was important to you. If she felt accused, you reassured her. If she felt guilty, you helped her feel better.

   2007, Patricia Love, Steven Stosny, How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking about It: Finding Love Beyond Words, Random House, →ISBN, page 188