Meaning of ACCUSED
| Pronunciation: | | u'kyoozd
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| | Definition: | | [n] a defendant in a criminal proceeding |
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| | See Also: | | defendant, suspect | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac*cused"\, a.
Charged with offense; as, an accused person.
Note: Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one
charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal
case.
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| | Related Terms: | | arraigned, blamed, charged, cited, correspondent, defendant, denounced, impeached, implicated, impugned, in complicity, incriminated, inculpated, indicted, involved, libelee, prisoner, reproached, respondent, suspect, tasked, taxed, under attack, under fire |
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