Accused
Accused noun - A defendant in a criminal proceeding.
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Synonyms for Accused
Prosecuted and accused are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prosecuted" instead a verb "Accused".
Prosecuted
Accused and prosecuted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accused" instead a verb "Prosecuted".
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Related pairs
- charged and accused
- charged and prosecuted
- continued and accused
- continued and prosecuted
- impeach and accused
- impeach and prosecuted
- indicted and accused
- indicted and prosecuted
- criticized and accused
- criticized and prosecuted
- impeached and accused
- impeached and prosecuted
- arraigned and accused
- arraigned and prosecuted
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- In her non-fiction book Sex Crimes, Alice Vachss (wife of crime writer Andrew Vachss) mentions a real life case that she prosecuted, where the accused was locked in his room every night by nuns, and so supposedly could not have committed the rape.
Source: Locked Room Mystery -
It is stated, however, that even if the accused later turns out to have not committed the crime they were convicted of...well, admitting that they prosecuted the wrong person is embarrassing to the Alternian justice system.
Source: All Crimes Are Equal
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