accused; accusing
1
: to charge with a fault or offense : blame
He accused her of being disloyal.
2
: to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process
He was accused of murder.
: to bring an accusation
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Examples of accuse in a Sentence
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Specifically, Butler was accused of conduct unbecoming, neglect of duty and insubordination.
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Brittany Gibson, Axios, 8 Feb. 2025
Alex Perez Suarez, a 43-year-old Baltimore resident, is accused of flying an unregistered drone above M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 11 when the Federal Aviation Administration had imposed a temporary flight restriction over the venue.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
Specifically, Butler was accused of conduct unbecoming, neglect of duty and insubordination.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2025
The man, Mitchell Joseph Allan, is accused of committing the offenses while serving as a coach for a private basketball program, police said in a news release.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuse. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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accuse
verb
ac·cuse
ə-ˈkyüz 
accused; accusing
: to blame for wrongdoing : to charge with a fault and especially with a crime
accuser
noun
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