accused — ac·cused /ə kyüzd/ n pl accused: a person who has been arrested for or formally charged with a crime: the defendant in a criminal case the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial U.S. Constitution amend. VI ◇ Certain rights… … Law dictionary
Accused — may refer to:* a person charged with a criminal offense, or the state of being so charged; see indictment (also see suspect). * Accused (film), a 1936 film starring Googie Withers. * The Accused , 1988 film starring Jodie Foster and Kelly… … Wikipedia
Accused — Ac*cused , a. Charged with offense; as, an accused person. [1913 Webster] Note: Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accused — ac‧cused [əˈkjuːzd] noun the accused LAW the person or group of people who have been officially charged with a crime in a court of law … Financial and business terms
accused — accused; un·accused; … English syllables
accused — (n.) person charged with a crime, 1590s, from pp. of ACCUSE (Cf. accuse) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
accused — [[t]əkju͟ːzd[/t]] N COUNT: the N (accused is both the singular and the plural form.) You can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it. [LEGAL] The accused is alleged to be a member of a… … English dictionary
Accused — Accuse Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accused — 1. noun /əˈkjuːzd/ The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case. 2. adjective /əˈkjuːzd/ Having been accused; being the target of accusations. This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too … Wiktionary
accused — adj. to stand accused * * * [ə kjuːzd] to stand accused … Combinatory dictionary
