Accuseds
charged with a crime, wrongdoing, fault, etc.:
the accused boy.
a person or persons charged in a court of law with a crime, offense, etc. (often preceded by the).
noun
(law) the accused, the defendant or defendants appearing on a criminal charge
n.
“person charged with a crime,” 1590s, from past participle of accuse (v.).
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to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of): he accused him of murder. to find fault with; blame. to make an . contemporary examples black gays, in turn, are accusing their white gay peers of viscous racism. gays and blacks (and gay blacks) go to war the daily beast november 5, […]
- Accusingly
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of): he accused him of murder. to find fault with; blame. to make an . historical examples she rose up in alarm, but something in his smile made her sit down and eye him accusingly. wunpost dane coolidge brother,” the parson answered, accusingly, “it […]
- Accustom
to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather. historical examples he had to instruct them to row together, and to accustom the port oarsmen to pull starboard from time to time. on the spanish main john masefield at its foot he stopped and tried to accustom his eyes to the […]
- Accustomed to
customary; usual; habitual: in their accustomed manner. habituated; acclimated (usually followed by to): accustomed to staying up late; accustomed to the noise of the subway. adjective usual; customary (postpositive) foll by to. used or inured (to) (postpositive) foll by to. in the habit (of): accustomed to walking after meals adj. late 15c., “made customary, habitual,” […]
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noun trademark a type of watch in which the balance wheel and hairspring are replaced by a tuning fork kept in vibration by a tiny internal battery