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Meanings of accused in English

Spanish
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.

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Examples for "defendant"
Examples for "defendant"
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As a result, the defendant is no longer the focus of attention.
The sonderberg case
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New York law requires a defendant to be sentenced first, he said.
Reuters
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Neither defendant was subjected to industry bans, which often accompany SEC settlements.
Reuters
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The defendant was convicted after a new judge took over the case.
Reuters
5
In the case of Rebecca Nurse, the Judge said to the defendant:
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Usage of accused in English
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Opposition leaders have accused government forces of attacking civilians in the region.
Reuters
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She had pleaded innocent and accused the military government of political persecution.
Reuters
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The two countries later accused Tehran of fomenting violence against Bahraini police.
Reuters
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I shall only say it accused someone of a very serious crime.
Witch Week
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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
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During the debate Government Senators accused members of the Opposition of filibustering.
The Irish Times
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Last year, Gove accused May of promoting herself as a future leader.
The Guardian
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The lawsuit accused them of breaking city and state consumer protection laws.
Reuters
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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
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There was no connection between the accused and the victims, police said.
Radio NZ
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Police were accused of allowing the situation to get out of control.
Radio NZ
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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
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It accused government forces of arming local militias to attack neighboring communities.
Reuters
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New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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