/ əˈkjuːzd; NAmE / noun
( pl. the ac·cused ) a person who is on trial for committing a crime :
The accused was found innocent.
All the accused have pleaded guilty.
—compare defendant
/ əˈkjuːzd; NAmE / noun
( pl. the ac·cused ) a person who is on trial for committing a crime :
The accused was found innocent.
All the accused have pleaded guilty.
—compare defendant
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005