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- DictionaryAc·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"
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.
The adjective accused 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. Statements that suggest or outright say that someone did something wrong can be described as accusatory.
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)
5 days ago · Definition of 'accused' Word Frequency. accused. (əkjuːzd ) Word forms: plural accused. countable noun. You can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it. [law] The accused is alleged to be a member of a right-wing gang.
2 days ago · Accused - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com. accused. /əˈkjuzd/ IPA guide. Definitions of accused. noun. a defendant in a criminal proceeding. see more. Pronunciation. US. /əˈkjuzd/ UK. /əˈkjuzd/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Accused." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/accused.
verb. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against. synonyms: charge. see more. verb. bring an accusation against; level a charge against. “The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse” synonyms: criminate, impeach, incriminate. see more. Pronunciation. US. /əˈkjuz/ UK. /əˈkjuz/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Accuse."
1. charged with a crime. n. 2. the accused, a person or persons charged with a crime. [1585–95] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Thesaurus Antonyms Synonyms. Switch to new thesaurus.
