accused

Accused is defined as charged with a wrongdoing.

(adjective)

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

The definition of 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.

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See accused in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The defendant or defendants in a criminal case.

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