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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
During his absence, Haiti’s transitional authorities adopted a controversial decree shielding senior government officials accused of malfeasance and other crimes committed while in office from prosecution in the country’s regular courts. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Vucic last week accused the West and The Hague tribunal of blaming only Serbs for the crimes and bringing no justice for the Serb victims. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The attorney, Paul Robinson, is accused of helping his son conceal a safe suspected of containing cocaine and cash. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 In June 2018, McFatridge was accused of stabbing his mother with a spear, authorities have said. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 This week, Black accused the committee of exceeding its constitutional authority by subpoenaing him. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026 Others have been accused of exploiting the relatively affordable policies to acquire residency by creating shell companies, prompting calls to plug loopholes. — Christine Miyawaki, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Essayli said Southworth is accused of also targeting the family of the President’s personal attorney by publishing their home address and phone numbers and leaving threatening voicemails. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 In the Tates' case, the crimes they're accused of are some of the most serious in either country. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 27 Aug. 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
  • In this case, because the families of the victims and the defendant are intertwined, competing interests may interfere with consensus.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Hayes entered Alford pleas in May 2024, a type of guilty plea in which a defendant does not admit guilt.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of defendant
Verb
  • Walsh, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder on Friday, police announced.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The prototype was assembled on location, installed outdoors, and left in place over several nights while its solar system charged the batteries.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of charged
Adjective
  • Roughly two dozen countries have statutes that classify maternal infanticide as less culpable than ordinary murder; the United States recognizes no such distinction, forcing cases like Clancy’s into the contentious framework of the insanity defense.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The investigation also found the Clippers culpable in facilitating additional deals for Leonard to gain income from Boingo Wireless, Daktronics and Lockton.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of culpable
Noun
  • Controversy surrounding Flock cameras Last month, these cameras helped deputies in Cass County track down a shooting suspect, after their vehicle was flagged by a Flock camera, according to the sheriff’s office.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The rest of the sample was sent to a lab that had the technology to create a genealogical profile of the suspect.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspect
Verb
  • His minor-league numbers weren’t stellar, but some of that can be blamed on the Pacific Coast League.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The attacks early Tuesday came hours after the rebels blamed Saudi Arabia for an airstrike that hit a prison in Yemen’s northern province of Jawf.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of blamed
Adjective
  • Under Arkansas law, anyone selling alcohol on a Sunday without a permit can be found guilty of a violation fined up to $250.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The man who allegedly stabbed two people on New York's Upper West Side pleaded not guilty to hate crime charges Tuesday.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of guilty
Noun
  • First-time targeting offenders do not receive any additional sanctions.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the offenders, too, appear to be delis and bodegas and fast-casual food carts, venues where quality is secondary to moving product quickly and cheaply out the door.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of offender

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