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accused

  (ə-kyūzd') pronunciation
n.

The defendant or defendants in a criminal case.


 
 
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noun

    A person against whom an action is brought: Law defendant, respondent. See law.

 
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The generic name for the defendant in a criminal case. A person becomes accused within the meaning of a guarantee of speedy trial only at the point at which either formal indictment or information has been returned against him or her, or when he or she becomes subject to actual restraints on liberty imposed by arrest, whichever occurs first.

 
Wikipedia: Accused (disambiguation)

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Misspellings: accused

Common misspelling(s) of accused

  • accussed

 
Translations: Translations for: Accused

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sigtede, anklagede

idioms:

  • stand accused of    være under anklage

Nederlands (Dutch)
beschuldigde

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) accusé, inculpé

idioms:

  • stand accused of    être accusé de, être inculpé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beschuldigter, Angeklagter

idioms:

  • stand accused of    beschuldigt werden, angeklagt werden wegen, bezichtigt werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατηγορούμενος

idioms:

  • stand accused of    κατηγορούμαι για

Italiano (Italian)
accusato, imputato

idioms:

  • be accused of    essere accusato di
  • stand accused of    essere imputato di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acusado (m), réu (m)

idioms:

  • be accused of    ser acusado por causa de
  • stand accused of    ser acusado por causa de

Русский (Russian)
обвиняемый, лицо, обвиняемое в преступлении

idioms:

  • be accused of    быть обвиненным в чем-либо
  • stand accused of    быть обвиняемым в суде

Español (Spanish)
n. - acusado, inculpado, procesado

idioms:

  • stand accused of    ser acusado de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - den anklagade

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
被告

idioms:

  • stand accused of    听任指责, 被告

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 被告

idioms:

  • stand accused of    聽任指責, 被告

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 피고인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 被疑者, 被告人

idioms:

  • be accused of    起訴される

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נאשמ/ים‬


 
 

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