accused

Accused means charged with a wrongdoing. (adjective)

A person charged with robbery is an example of an individual accused of a crime.

Accused means to have charged someone with a wrongdoing. (verb)

Mary Warren, the woman who said that John Proctor was a witch during the Salem Witch Trials, is an example of someone who accused another person.

See accused in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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