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11accused — (n.) person charged with a crime, 1590s, from pp. of ACCUSE (Cf. accuse) (v.) …
12accused, rights of — ▪ law in law, the rights and privileges of a person accused of a crime, guaranteeing him a fair trial. These rights were initially (generally from the 18th century on) confined primarily to the actual trial itself, but in the second half of …
13Accused of Murder — Infobox Film name = Accused of Murder size = caption = Theatrical Poster director = Joseph Kane producer = Joseph Kane writer = Story: W. R. Burnett Screenplay: Robert Creighton Williams W. R. Burnett starring = David Brian Verna Ralston… …
14accused — [[t]əkju͟ːzd[/t]] N COUNT: the N (accused is both the singular and the plural form.) You can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it. [LEGAL] The accused is alleged to be a member of a… …
15Accused — Accuse Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or… …
16accused, rights of the — In law, the rights and privileges of a person accused of a crime. In most modern legal systems these include the presumption of innocence until proved guilty, trial by jury, representation by counsel, the right to present witnesses and evidence… …
17accused — 1. noun /əˈkjuːzd/ The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case. 2. adjective /əˈkjuːzd/ Having been accused; being the target of accusations. This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too …
18accused — adj. to stand accused * * * [ə kjuːzd] to stand accused …
19accused — ac|cused [əˈkju:zd] n the accused [singular or plural] the person or group of people who have been officially accused of a crime or offence in a court of law …
20accused — noun the accused (singular or plural) the person or group of people who have been officially accused of a crime or offence in a court of law …
