accuser

noun

Definition of accusernext
1
as in harasser

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as in petitioner

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Recent Examples of accuser Peters also surrendered his passport and, as part of his bail conditions, agreed to refrain from contacting or posting about his accuser. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The officer who filed the police report believed the accuser lacked the ability to give consent, due to her age and level of intoxication seen in the livestream. — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 While draft version histories are not sacred texts, being asked to share them in exchange for exoneration does introduce some thorny social questions about how much writers need to show an audience — or accuser — in order to be trusted. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 The latest accuser in the Russell Brand trial has alleged there were witnesses present when the actor and comedian assaulted her at a radio station premises in the mid-2000s. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 The accuser sat behind a screen to protect her anonymity, the BBC also said, with Brand in his usual seat and his wife, Laura Gallacher, nearby. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 The process is so demanding that many victims drop their case or choose to go an informal route, in which the accused might be asked not to take classes with the accuser, or to switch universities — often with no mark on their record. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Cornell said both the accuser and accused students had opportunities to review evidence, testify and challenge the findings through an appeals process. — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Shifts in the accuser’s account in the days after the encounter could hurt her credibility if the case goes before jury. — New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser
  1. harasser
  2. petitioner
  3. troublemaker
  4. appellant
  5. tormentor
  6. defendant
  7. torturer
  8. plaintiff
Noun
  • Parton’s ability to become the harasser without falling into some version of male drag makes this short sequence far superior to the many films with a similar premise that followed.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • White stars can help by publicly supporting their Black colleagues, who are especially targeted by online trolls and harassers.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of harasser
Noun
  • Unlike an appeal, the post-conviction process allows a petitioner to introduce new information, such as new allegations or evidence that their attorney coerced or threatened them.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026
  • To qualify a referendum for the ballot, petitioners must collect a number of signatures equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last mayoral election.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of petitioner
Noun
  • The protests against the underfunding of schools — many of them struggling with dilapidated facilities and insufficient staff — have drawn troublemakers not concerned about the aims of the protest movement as well as unions and political groups.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Hiller plays Aldrict, an old-world vampire who has crossed paths with Liz several times over the centuries and is a bit of a troublemaker.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of troublemaker
Noun
  • Commercial cases are more complex, typically involving hundreds of pages of appraisals and legalese from the appellant.
    — Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of appellant
Noun
  • Each nutty denunciation of his imaginary tormentors includes a plea for a presidential pardon.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • So her lighthearted moment with her former tormentor was noteworthy, and not lost on Negan.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
Definition of tormentor
Noun
  • Castillo is suing Torchy's Tacos and Success Foods Management Group, which does business as Torchy's Tacos, alleging that the defendants failed to properly prepare, inspect and distribute the food before selling it to customers.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The lawsuit names RentCafe and its partner, Yardi Systems, as defendants, along with the Pennrose Management Company, which owns and manages hundreds of low-income rental units in the city.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of defendant
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
Definition of torturer
Noun
  • Democracy Forward, which is representing the plaintiffs challenging his renovation plans, responded by saying that the course is part of a national park and recreation facility that is meant for everyone to enjoy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The plaintiffs, represented by the law firms Poolson Oden and Grant & Eisenhofer, alleged that Union Pacific failed to provide adequate protective equipment or warn employees about hazardous exposures.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
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