the accused
noun
: the person(s) charged with a crime
The accused was found not guilty.
All of he accused were found not guilty.
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He’s been a public defender, representing the accused against the power of the state.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
On the left were the accused with their respective lawyers.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Part of this aim involved the prosecutors’ cutting through the common claim that the accused were scared of Dominique.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Its purpose is to protect the defendant by ensuring that the government is not tactically dismissing the case — either to bring it again at a later, more advantageous time, or to harass and exhaust the accused with serial dismissals and reindictments.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
On the left were the accused with their respective lawyers.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Part of this aim involved the prosecutors’ cutting through the common claim that the accused were scared of Dominique.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Its purpose is to protect the defendant by ensuring that the government is not tactically dismissing the case — either to bring it again at a later, more advantageous time, or to harass and exhaust the accused with serial dismissals and reindictments.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the accused
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“The accused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20accused. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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