accuser

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Recent Examples of accuser Trump has strongly denied the allegations, which have not been corroborated, and the release of the potential notes comes after other documents related to that accuser were also previously not made public. Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 His accuser supported Thursday's decision, which puts an end to one piece of a landmark #MeToo-era prosecution. ABC News, 25 June 2026 While the case was dropped after the accuser declined to testify, the evidence against Bryant was substantial. Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Winward stated that his decision to dismiss the case came after prosecutors filed the motion to give the accuser more time to prepare to testify in court. Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 18 June 2026 He was prohibited from speaking to his accuser directly. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 The anonymous male accuser filed his lawsuit against Combs this week in California. Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 He was released from custody on March 31 after posting a $600,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with his accuser, who is now 14, or any unsupervised contact with any minors under the age of 18 — including his four young children and two youngest siblings. Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 The case involved the testimony of a single accuser, Jessica Mann, rather than the testimonies of multiple accusers. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser
Noun
  • There is just no defending that behavior, and the harasser/scumbag should walk the plank, so to speak.
    Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Still, the star did not name her harassers.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The petitioner, who lost in the lower court, tries to convince the justices that the lower court made some sort of legal error that should be reversed.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The petitioners argued that Kenya’s healthcare system is already overstretched and may be unable to manage foreign Ebola patients safely.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Minions & Monsters sees the pint-sized yellow troublemakers in 1920s Hollywood trying to make a creature feature.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026
  • Sirianni hesitates for a moment, like the school troublemaker on the verge of another unpleasant trip to the principal’s office.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • If the appeals court affirms the conviction, the handbook says the appellant can then petition the United States Supreme Court for a certiorari review.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Previously, when a Planning Commission decision was appealed, the City Council could only consider the issues raised by the appellant.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But her primary tormenter, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested last year under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
    William Earl, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • So Jacob is now related to his tormentor.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • His girlfriend, Syanna Ruiz, held their child in court, demanding the defendants remain behind bars.
    Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.
    Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Former Republican Secretary of State and election law attorney Scott Gessler, who represented plaintiffs in court, says Democrats tried to circumvent the constitution by bringing two separate but interdependent measures.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • For example, if a water heater explodes in a house and the plaintiff tries to go up the ownership chain to reach the ultimate beneficial owners, that will be an inside liability.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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“Accuser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuser. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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