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Meanings of accused in English

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acusada

Person accused of some misbehavior.

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        acusada

        Any party who is suspected of having committed a crime and is required to answer for his/her actions in a criminal lawsuit before a court.

              Usage of accused in English
              1
              Opposition leaders have accused government forces of attacking civilians in the region.
              Reuters
              2
              She had pleaded innocent and accused the military government of political persecution.
              Reuters
              3
              The two countries later accused Tehran of fomenting violence against Bahraini police.
              Reuters
              4
              I shall only say it accused someone of a very serious crime.
              Witch Week
              5
              Animal lovers accused the state government of pushing dingo populations to extinction.
              Reuters
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              The statement accused the national party room of not following constitutional process.
              The Guardian
              7
              During the debate Government Senators accused members of the Opposition of filibustering.
              The Irish Times
              8
              Last year, Gove accused May of promoting herself as a future leader.
              The Guardian
              9
              The lawsuit accused them of breaking city and state consumer protection laws.
              Reuters
              10
              Several trials involving former journalists accused of paying public officials are ongoing.
              The Guardian
              11
              THE Southern Health Board was accused yesterday of not being cost conscious.
              The Irish Times
              12
              There was no connection between the accused and the victims, police said.
              Radio NZ
              13
              Police were accused of allowing the situation to get out of control.
              Radio NZ
              14
              Both sides stand accused of actions that could amount to war crimes.
              The Guardian
              15
              Union officials accused the company of ignoring safety problems at the mine.
              Reuters
              16
              It accused government forces of arming local militias to attack neighboring communities.
              Reuters
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