Accused and Sentenced

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Accused noun - A defendant in a criminal proceeding.

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Sentenced is an antonym for accused.

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Accused is an antonym for sentenced.

Nearby Words: sentence, sentencing

A fifteen year old boy (at the time) in Flashpoint was accused and sentenced for raping and murdering a classmate of his, being the last person to see her and the lawyer against him faking a witness that he had confessed to the crime, so the case could be wrapped up.

Source: Guilt by Coincidence
Theodoros continued, thundering now above the murmurs: You may be asking yourself for what crime you are accused and then sentenced.

Source: Fanfic / I Am Skantarios
A man accused of murdering his wife is sentenced to be given the chair at midnight.

Source: Acquitted Too Late

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