accused

simple past and past participle of accuseform-ofparticiplepast

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The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

• The accused arrived at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai in the morning and a tribunal officer told AFP that a verdict may be issued later on Monday, but it was up to the judge.

Having been accused; being the target of accusations.

• Naples had an almost stronger preference for the interposition of Spain, while the great republic of Venice in the eyes of Italy stood accused of aspiring to bring the whole peninsula under its sway, […]