Accused
Accused noun - A defendant in a criminal proceeding.
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Synonyms for Accused
Maligned and accused are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maligned" instead a verb "Accused".
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She rightly points out that, if she had actually taken Henry's behaviour as proof that he was interested in marrying her, she would have been maligned by her own gender for it and accused of getting ideas above her station.
Source: Literature / Mansfield Park
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