Definition of accused

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Accused (a.) Charged with offense; as, an accused person..

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Appellee :: Appellee (n.) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor..
Intrench :: Intrench (v. i.) To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown..
Auto-da-fe :: Auto-da-fe (n.) A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.
Familiar :: Familiar (n.) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused..
Zendik :: Zendik (n.) An atheist or unbeliever; -- name given in the East to those charged with disbelief of any revealed religion, or accused of magical heresies..
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person..
Find :: Find (v. t.) To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person..
Bailment :: Bailment (n.) The action of bailing a person accused.
Accusable :: Accusable (a.) Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; -- with of.
Chargeable :: Chargeable (a.) Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable with murder..
Recrimination :: Recrimination (n.) The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation.
Culprit :: Culprit (p. p.) One accused of, or arraigned for, a crime, as before a judge..
Justification :: Justification (n.) The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason why a party charged or accused did that for which he is called to answer.
Baphomet :: Baphomet (n.) An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.
Strain :: Strain (a.) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person..
Accusation :: Accusation (n.) That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge..
Retrial :: Retrial (n.) A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused person..
Self-accused :: Self-accused (a.) Accused by one's self or by one's conscience.
Accused :: Accused (imp. & p. p.) of Accus.
Appealable :: Appealable (a.) That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter..
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