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" A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged."
Harry Browne

Meaning of "accused" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ACCUSED

əˈkjuːzd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCUSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Accused is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACCUSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Accused

Accused or The Accused may refer to: ▪ A person charged with a criminal offense, or the state of being so charged without any proof; see indictment ▪ Suspect, a known person suspected of committing a crime...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACCUSED

amused · bemused · boozed · bruised · confused · disused · enthused · fused · overused · perfused · pertused · unabused · unaccused · unamused · unbemused · underused · unexcused · unfused · unused · used

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCUSED

accusable · accusably · accusal · accusant · accusation · accusatival · accusative · accusatively · accusatorial · accusatory · accuse · accusement · accuser · accusing · accusingly · accustom · accustomary · accustomed · accustomedness · accustrement

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCUSED

aroused · be excused · burnoused · calloused · focused · fucused · gallused · half-used · hothoused · nimbused · soused · the accused · unaroused · uncalloused · uncaused · unfocused · unroused · well-used

Synonyms and antonyms of accused in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACCUSED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «accused» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «accused» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ACCUSED

Find out the translation of accused to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of accused from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «accused» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

被告
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

acusado
570 millions of speakers
en

English

accused
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

आरोपी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتَّهَم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

обвиняемый
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

acusado
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অভিযুক্ত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

accusé
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dituduh
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Beschuldigter
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

被告人
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

피고인
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dipuntudhuh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị cáo
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றஞ்சாட்டினார்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आरोपी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sanık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

imputato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

oskarżony
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

обвинувачений
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

acuzat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατηγορούμενος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beskuldigde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anklagade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anklagede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of accused

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCUSED»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of accused
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «accused».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about accused

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «ACCUSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word accused.
1
Freda Adler
Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.
2
Nicole Appleton
I went out with Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher. I was accused of going out with many different people but that wasn't my fault.
3
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
I like to be human and not lose myself in becoming a mannequin, which people in showbiz are accused of.
4
Elizabeth Banks
When I was in college I was accused of being a goody two-shoes. But every goody two-shoes has a bad side.
5
Michael Bay
It's great that I get accused of not being politically correct. People need to take themselves less seriously. This world is so screwed up as it is, we've all got to relax a bit more.
6
Harry Browne
A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged.
7
Dick Cavett
I would not ever try to be a show intellectual, which I was accused of doing a while on ABC. I thought you were supposed to read the guests' books.
8
Ben Chandler
I have the happy circumstance of either being accused of political grandstanding on the one hand or cover-ups on the other.
9
P. Chidambaram
'Big business' was a bad phrase in India. To be accused of being big business was the worst accusation you could make. All that has gone now. The whole mindset has changed.
10
Wesley Clark
I remember in the spring of 1971, a hundred thousand people converged on the Pentagon in June of 1971. They threw blood; I guess it was goat's blood or something, on the steps to the Pentagon. People were being accused of being murderers and baby killers. You just can't imagine the civic outrage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCUSED»

Discover the use of accused in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to accused and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Theodore Boone: The Accused
Filled with the intrigue and page-turning suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone's adventures will keep readers enthralled until the very last page.
John Grisham, 2012
2
Accused
Following a shooting in which she was involved, detective Carly Edwards is put on desk duty in the juvenile section, and she hates it.
Janice Cantore, 2012
3
Accused
Now readers can judge for themselves whether or not this absorbing tale of sadistic cruelty, illicit passion and violent murder really was obscene!
Hank Janson, 2004
4
Justice Accused: Antislavery and the Judicial Process
Cover's book is splendid in many ways. His legal history and legal philosophy are both first class...This is, for a change, an interdisciplinary work that is a credit to both disciplines.
Robert M. Cover, 1975
5
Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment
In Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment, Gallop tells the story of how and why she was charged with sexual harassment and what resulted from the accusations.
Jane Gallop, 1997
6
Miranda V. Arizona: The Rights of the Accused
Discusses the case which ruled that suspects must be informed of their rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to counsel, before they are questioned by the police and examines the results and repercussions of the case.
Liz Sonneborn, 2003
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Accused
I need you.' After years of silence, Texan lawyer Scott Fenney receives a devastating phonecall from his ex-wife. She has been accused of murdering her boyfriend, Trey – the man she left Scott for – and is being held in a police cell.
Mark Gimenez, 2010
8
Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, the Fraud, the ...
Topics in this book include: ... how the most recent figures indicate that one third of accused priests have been accused falsely; ... the stunning court declaration with the opinion from a retired FBI investigator that "one half" of all ...
David F. Pierre, Angela Delmedico, 2013
9
She Stands Accused
True crime with an historical twist, this is a wonderfully wicked read. Scottish author VICTOR MACCLURE (1887-1963) also wrote Death on the Set, The Clue of the Dead Goldfish, and The Ark of the Covenant.
Victor Macclure, 2005
10
Accused: A Rosato & Associates Novel
New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author Lisa Scottoline revolutionized crime fiction when she introduced her all-female law firm of Rosato & Associates, thrilling readers with her twisty, fast-paced plots and capturing ...
Lisa Scottoline, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCUSED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term accused is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Op Fitzroy accused face Melbourne court
Former Department of Transport and Public Transport Victoria public servants Barry John Wells and Albert Hoe Ooi, the accused ringleaders, ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
EXCLUSIVE: Man accused in San Francisco Pier 14 fatal shooting …
In an interview you'll see only on ABC7 News, the man accused of shooting and killing a young woman at San Francisco's Pier 14 admitted to ... «ABC30.com, Jul 15»
3
Victorian murder accused 'too ill for court'
An elderly man accused of murdering his wife and her hairdresser 24 years ago is too ill to appear in a Melbourne court. Robert Penny, 83, was ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
4
Accused pedophile bashed outside Southport court
AN accused pedophile has been bashed by an elderly man wielding a ... Witnesses said his attacker accused him of raping a 13-year-old girl. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
5
accused of abusing neighbour's kids
A Canberra man accused of repeatedly abusing his neighbour's two young children during a three-year period has gone on trial in the ACT ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
6
Police charge man accused of passing counterfeit money at Rivers …
According to Channel 11's news exchange partners at TribLIVE, security at the casino called the state police gaming enforcement division ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
7
Buffalo man accused of shoplifting Fitbit, bike lock
A Buffalo man is accused of stealing a Fitbit activity tracker and a bike lock Saturday afternoon from a Delaware Avenue department store. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
8
Baton Rouge man accused of raping woman he met through social …
Matthew Melancon, 25, is accused of pinning the victim down and having anal and vaginal intercourse with her despite her resistance, an East ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
9
Murder-accused in court over Vicki Warrington's death
The accused appeared at the Dunedin District this morning and was also charged with wounding another man at the address. He faces a ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
10
Woman accused of kneeing, spitting on Omaha police officer at hotel
A 19-year-old woman is accused of kneeing and spitting on an Omaha police officer who was investigating a disturbance at a hotel early ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
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