accused C1 Topic:Law & Government US /əˈkjuzd/ See IPA manual Freq #2795 Meanings 1 noun The person charged with a crime in a court of law. The accused stood quietly as the judge read out the charges. 2 adj Being charged with or blamed for doing something wrong. The accused man insisted he was innocent of the crime. 3 verb Past tense and past participle of accuse; blamed someone for doing something wrong. They accused him of taking money that was not his. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the person charged with a... defendant Etymology AI details * (noun): First attested in the 1590's. * From accuse (“blame”) + -ed Topics Law & Government Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # accused **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj, verb **IPA (US):** /əˈkjuzd/ **Frequency rank:** 2795 ## Meanings 1. The person charged with a crime in a court of law. 2. Being charged with or blamed for doing something wrong. 3. Past tense and past participle of accuse; blamed someone for doing something wrong. ## Examples - The accused stood quietly as the judge read out the charges. - The accused man insisted he was innocent of the crime. - They accused him of taking money that was not his. ## Etymology * (noun): First attested in the 1590's. * From accuse (“blame”) + -ed ## AI Etymology Accused (noun): First attested in the 1590's. From accuse (“blame”) + -ed. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include the person charged with a crime in a court of law, being charged with or blamed for doing something wrong, and past tense and past participle of accuse; blamed someone for doing something wrong. ## Topics - Law & Government - Crime & Justice - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown