accused
/əˈkjuzd/
noun
- A person or group of people who have been charged with a crime or wrongdoing in a court of law.
- All of the accused were released when new evidence proved their innocence.
- The lawyer argued that the accused had no motive to commit the crime.
- The accused sat quietly in the courtroom while the judge read the charges.
Antonyms
adjective
- Charged with a crime or wrongdoing; being the person against whom an accusation is made.
- The accused students were given a chance to explain their side of the story.
- The accused man maintained his innocence throughout the trial.
- The accused company denied all allegations of fraud.