accused
əˈkjuːzd/
noun
noun: accused; plural noun: accused
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a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.“the accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges”
accuse
əˈkjuːz/
verb
past tense: accused; past participle: accused
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charge (someone) with an offence or crime.“he was accused of murdering his wife’s lover”
synonyms: charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to court for, put on trial for, bring to trial for, prosecute for; More -
claim that (someone) has done something wrong.“he was accused of favouritism”
synonyms: blame for, hold responsible for, lay the blame on someone for, hold accountable for, hold answerable for, condemn for, criticize for,denounce for; More antonyms: defend, hold blameless
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Origin
Middle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account’, from ad-‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.
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