accused
noun
[ əˈkjuːzd ]
• 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
verb
• charge (someone) with an offence or crime.
• "he was accused of murdering his wife's lover"
Similar:
charge with,
indict for,
arraign for,
take to court for,
put on trial for,
bring to trial for,
prosecute for,
summons,
cite,
make accusations about,
lay charges against,
file charges against,
prefer charges against,
impeach for,
inculpate,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.
