accused

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ə.ˈkjuzd/

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Verb

Plain form accuse

Third-person singular accuses

Past tense accused

Past participle accused

Present participle accusing

1. The past tense and past participle of accuse.

Noun

Singular accused

Plural accused

1. (countable) The accused is a person who is on trial for some crime.
   • Synonym: accusal

   The accused claimed that he did not murder the young girl.

Related words

• accuse
• accusal
• accusative
• accusatory