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adjective

Definition of accusednext
as in indicted

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accused

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noun

as in defendant

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accused

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verb

past tense of accuse
as in charged
to make a claim of wrongdoing against she was accused of lying on the employment application

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Recent Examples of accused
Verb
Dhillon has drawn fierce criticism from former Justice Department attorneys who have accused her of abandoning the division's traditional civil rights enforcement mission in favor of conservative causes. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026 However, the appointment has received flak, as comments James made about the case before she was tapped to lead the investigation have drawn accusations of bias from lawyers of the seven men accused. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2026 The Likud party, in response, accused Baharav-Miara of obstructing the investigation. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Four others also accused by police of involvement in the case were taken into custody along with Townsend. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 The New Republic reported that last month during a speech at a Wichita church, Masterson accused Holscher of being a witch. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 Several House Democrats have accused Wright of giving false testimony, an allegation the Energy Department has denied. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 Lopes is one of seven former Chi Phi fraternity brothers who are accused in a lawsuit of drugging and raping a female Cornell student at their fraternity house in October 2024. — Kelsie Cairns , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 So how has Flavio Bolsonaro, a Brazilian immigrant who has been accused of corruption and money laundering and who violated a court order to surrender his passport, been welcomed to America? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accused
  1. indicted
  2. defendant
  3. charged
  4. culpable
  5. suspect
  6. blamed
  7. guilty
  8. offender
Adjective
  • Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of indicted
Noun
  • Rather than requiring individual defendants to prove Woods tampered with evidence in their cases, attorneys want the state to demonstrate that misconduct did not occur.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The lawsuit, which names both Maden and Algerio, in addition to the City of New York, accuses the defendants of excessive force, false arrest, unlawful seizure and failure to intervene, among other violations.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of defendant
Verb
  • Anthropic said Claude can explain unfamiliar financial terms, such as annual percentage rates (APR), and calculate the interest charged across connected accounts.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The first movie, also written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, charged its way to $57 domestically, becoming the biggest live-action Japanese movie in North America, and $113 million globally.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of charged
Adjective
  • General manager Les Snead is also culpable for this mess of a season, trading for Myles Garrett, who has done absolutely zero for this team.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • At Wednesday’s hearing, Paul described Niembro as the most culpable of the four defendants and Ramirez as second, while acknowledging that Ramirez’s cooperation justified a significantly shorter sentence.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of culpable
Noun
  • Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect's close family members -- two women and a man -- inside of his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 100 miles northeast of Krakow.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The suspect’s dead sibling was a young artist studying at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, which confirmed that Magdalena Oksińska was a third-year student.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of suspect
Verb
  • In diagnosing what happened in North Carolina last week, Budd blamed the extent of their losses on national Republicans’ decision to pull funding for Michael Whatley, their Senate nominee, late in the cycle.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the war in Iran and the resulting surge in gas prices.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of blamed
Adjective
  • He was initially held without bail after pleading not guilty, but his bail was later set at $150,000 cash, according to court records.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Damico pleaded not guilty to the charges, and Robertson’s arraignment was postponed until next Tuesday, court records show.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of guilty
Noun
  • Schneider says royal ferns are known for doing this in the garden, while Jose Lopez, owner and founder of Williams Landscaping Chicago, says ostrich ferns and lady ferns are other common offenders.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Since taking office, the Governor has funded law enforcement at record levels and strengthened bail and discovery laws to hold all violent offenders accountable.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of offender

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