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    Ac·cused
    /əˈkyo͞ozd/

    noun

    • 1. a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime: "the accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges"
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  3. The meaning of ACCUSED is one charged with an offense; especially : the defendant in a criminal case. How to use accused in a sentence.

  4. Accused is an adjective that means charged with a crime or other offense. Accused is also used as a noun to refer to a person or people who have been charged with a crime, often as the accused . To accuse someone of something means to say that they are guilty of it.

  5. verb (used with object) , ac·cused, ac·cus·ing. to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of ): He accused him of murder. Synonyms: impeach, incriminate, indict, arraign. Antonyms: exonerate. to find fault with; blame. Antonyms: exonerate. verb (used without object) , ac·cused, ac·cus·ing. to make an accusation. accuse.

  6. 1. : to charge with a fault or offense : blame. He accused her of being disloyal. 2. : to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process. He was accused of murder. intransitive verb. : to bring an accusation. accuser. ə-ˈkyü-zər. noun. Synonyms. charge. criminate. defame [ archaic] impeach. incriminate. indict.

  7. to say that someone is responsible for a crime or for having done something wrong: He was accused of failing to pay his taxes. She accused me of lying. accusation. noun [ C ] us / ˌæk·jəˈzeɪ·ʃən / He denied the accusation, saying he was innocent. (Definition of accuse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  8. to say that someone is responsible for a crime or for having done something wrong: He was accused of failing to pay his taxes. She accused me of lying. accusation. noun [ C ] us / ˌæk·jəˈzeɪ·ʃən / He denied the accusation, saying he was innocent. (Definition of accuse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  9. Accused is an American crime drama television series developed by Howard Gordon that is based on the 2010 British series of the same name, created by Jimmy McGovern. The series premiered on Fox on January 22, 2023. In March 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.

  10. Accused: Created by Howard Gordon, Jimmy McGovern. With Farrah Aviva, Abigail Breslin, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Keith Carradine. Chronicles ordinary people getting caught up in extraordinary situations, where one wrong turn leads to another, until it's too late to turn back.

  11. to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something. accuse somebody of something to accuse somebody of murder/a crime. accuse somebody of doing something She accused him of lying. be accused of something The government was accused of incompetence. to be falsely/wrongly/unjustly accused of something.

  12. Start your free trial to watch Accused and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. It’s all on Hulu. ACCUSED is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology, in which each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial, the drama ...

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