the accused
noun
: the person(s) charged with a crime
The accused was found not guilty.
All of he accused were found not guilty.
Examples of the accused in a Sentence
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Some of the accused were among the inmates who escaped on March 2 when the gangs broke into the country’s two main prisons.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Recent Cases Two recent cases resulted in years-long prison sentences for the accused.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Each episode follows a loose Law & Order template, chronicling the crime and subsequent investigation — lasting anywhere from 10 days to 21 years — before shifting to the prosecution of the accused.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
Lindsey, at 16, along with three classmates, started a lawsuit against the US Department of Education due to numerous changes to Title IX that limited protections of those reporting and protected the accused.
—Kate T. Parker, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Consider their latest cause célèbre, the tragic recent death of a young woman, Laken Riley, in which the accused is an undocumented migrant.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
More so to leave people rooting, as many will, for the vindication of the accused.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The Times was unable to reach out to an attorney for the accused; no legal representative is yet listed.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Names of the accused are not released, nor are police documents such as probable cause statements.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Recent Cases Two recent cases resulted in years-long prison sentences for the accused.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Each episode follows a loose Law & Order template, chronicling the crime and subsequent investigation — lasting anywhere from 10 days to 21 years — before shifting to the prosecution of the accused.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
Lindsey, at 16, along with three classmates, started a lawsuit against the US Department of Education due to numerous changes to Title IX that limited protections of those reporting and protected the accused.
—Kate T. Parker, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Consider their latest cause célèbre, the tragic recent death of a young woman, Laken Riley, in which the accused is an undocumented migrant.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
More so to leave people rooting, as many will, for the vindication of the accused.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The Times was unable to reach out to an attorney for the accused; no legal representative is yet listed.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Names of the accused are not released, nor are police documents such as probable cause statements.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
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“The accused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20accused. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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