accused

== English == === Etymology === (noun): First attested in the 1590's. From accuse (“blame”) +‎ -ed === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈkjuzd/ Rhymes: -uːzd === Verb === accused simple past and past participle of accuse === Noun === accused (plural accuseds or accused) (law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case. Synonym: accusee Antonym: accuser ==== Usage notes ==== (noun): Most often preceded by the definite article the. The plural accuseds is non-standard, and not widely used. In Canada and the Philippines, accused is standard for the person being prosecuted for a crime; defendant is reserved for a party being sued civilly. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === accused (comparative more accused, superlative most accused) Having been accused; being the target of accusations. 1891, Charles Grant Robertson, Caesar Borgia: The Stanhope Essay for 1891, B.H. Blackwell, pages 8–9: 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, […] ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === succade