stand accused of

idiom

: to have been accused of
She stands accused of murder.

Examples of stand accused of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eight men — four from the construction company and four employees of a private building-inspection firm — stand accused of causing foreseeable death and injury through negligence for their roles in the construction of the complex. Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 Randy Allen, a childhood friend of the DJ, whose legal name was Jason Mizell, gave testimony on Tuesday at the Brooklyn trial where two men stand accused of murdering Mizell. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024 Many in the group comprise those who have done little wrong but stand accused of unproven derelictions of responsibility. Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024 Along with the former President himself and two former Trump Organization executives, the brothers stand accused of, among other things, engaging in a fraudulent conspiracy to file false business documents and engage in insurance fraud. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023 In Ukraine, its cadres — whose ranks include prison recruits — stand accused of horrific abuses against their foes, and sometimes against their own fighters. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023 An Indiana State Police SWAT unit descended on a house in Hebron Thursday and arrested two family members who stand accused of a multicounty theft spree across northern and central Indiana. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023 World & Nation Cartel lays siege to Mexican city after recapture of the son of ‘El Chapo’ Jan. 5, 2023 In the various federal indictments, the brothers stand accused of pioneering the manufacture, cross-border smuggling and U.S. distribution of fentanyl. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023 After all, Donald Trump may stand accused of breaking countless laws in these trials, but the laws of physics are beyond even his abilities. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2023

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“Stand accused of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20accused%20of. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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