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accused Synonyms

accused

modif.

arraigned, indicted, incriminated, charged with, blamed, under suspicion, under indictment, supposedly guilty, alleged to be guilty, on the police blotter, apprehended, held for questioning, liable, implicated, in danger, subject to accusation, under attack, under fire, on the docket, given the blame, taxed with, under a cloud, up for*.

Antonyms discharged*, acquitted, cleared.

accused Law Definition

n

  1. A person who is blamed for a wrongdoing.
  2. A person who has been arrested or formally charged by an indictment, information, or presentment with a crime.
accused Quotes

A rule that may serve for a statesman, a courtier, or a loverönever make a defence or an apology before you be accused.

—Charles I

Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, will be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.

—Denman,Thomas, 1st Baron