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Variant of accuse

accuse definition

ac·cuse (ə kyo̵̅o̅z′)

transitive verb accused -·cused′, accusing -·cus′·ing

  1. to find at fault; blame
  2. to bring formal charges against (of doing wrong, breaking the law, etc.)

Etymology: ME acusen < OFr acuser < L accusare, to call to account < ad-, to + causa, cause

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accuse Idioms

the accused

Law the person or persons formally charged with commission of a crime

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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.


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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

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