accused
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ac·cused

noun
plural accused

Definition of ACCUSED

: one charged with an offense; especially : the defendant in a criminal case

First Known Use of ACCUSED

1567

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

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