Accuser
a person who , especially in a court of law:
a trial in which the accuser and accused may freely speak.
Contemporary Examples
accuser No. 3, a stocky brunette with what appeared to be a permanently knitted brow, said he first met Sandusky in 1999.
Jerry Sandusky Trial, Day Three: The Defense Gets Steamrolled Diane Dimond June 13, 2012
Courts always take the side of the accuser, they’re well-known for it.
How Legitimate Was My Rape? Justin Green August 19, 2012
The scandal took an ugly turn Sunday when an audio tape between Fine’s wife, Laurie, and an accuser became public.
Syracuse Struggles to Contain Sex-Abuse Scandal The Daily Beast November 27, 2011
At the same time, at least one person who knows and admires the accuser describe her as devastated.
Ray Kelly’s Bad Week: NYPD Chief Sees Son Greg Accused of Rape Michael Daly January 26, 2012
Any accusation is guaranteed to bring media scrutiny, and the accuser risks ostracization on campus.
Joe Paterno’s Troubling Attitude Toward Sex Charges Nick Summers November 11, 2011
Historical Examples
I have already mentioned in the rules for the exordium how the accuser might conciliate the judges.
The Training of a Public Speaker Grenville Kleiser
I pass over that it becomes not an emperor to be an accuser.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
The accused had become the accuser.115 There was something stirring, something righteous, in this fine abandon.
Tom Slade’s Double Dare Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Me you have killed because you wanted to escape the accuser, and not to give an account of your lives.
Apology Plato
I am certain she has it somewhere on her person,’ remarked the accuser. ‘
City Crimes Greenhorn
Satan is styled the “accuser of the brethren” (Rev. 12:10. Comp. Job 1:6; Zech. 3:1), as seeking to uphold his influence among men by bringing false charges against Christians, with the view of weakening their influence and injuring the cause with which they are identified. He was regarded by the Jews as the accuser of men before God, laying to their charge the violations of the law of which they were guilty, and demanding their punishment. The same Greek word, rendered “accuser,” is found in John 8:10 (but omitted in the Revised Version); Acts 23:30, 35; 24:8; 25:16, 18, in all of which places it is used of one who brings a charge against another.
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