According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the definitions of "accuse" are as follows:
# To charge with a shortcoming or error; # To charge formally with a wrongdoing. To read more about the word and its usage, see Answers.com via the Related Link.
the R in an R.v accused means Regina. meaning the Regina vs the accused
Perpetrator means "the person that did the deed." You are being accused of being the person that did "it."
An accused person in a court.
Question is unclear. If you are FALSELY accused that means you didn't do it. If you didn't do it, what is it that you need protection from?
Being accused of a major crime means that you are being accused of doing something really bad, criminally. This can range from theft to assaulting someone.
To hear means to tell the accused what crimes they have been charged with.
Guilty means that a person admits to committing the crime they were accused of. Not guilty means that a person denies committing the crime and the prosecution must prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
A jury or court finds that the accused is not guilty, in reality the accused may not innocent.
It is estimated that around 200 people were accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, with 20 individuals being executed. This means that about 90% of those accused were innocent of the crimes they were charged with.
A person charged with a crime is the accused or the defendant.
It means "Let the defendant stand".
The judge is the mother of the accused