accused 1 of 3

accused

2 of 3

noun

accused

3 of 3

verb

past tense of accuse

Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of accused
Verb
In September, Tapia and the union publicly accused Corpus and Aenlle of many of the same claims in the report. Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 Now, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who invited her to the meeting and was present, is accused in a federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Mississippi of participating in and facilitating a bribery scheme that ensnared the mayor and members of the City Council. Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 He’s accused of tax evasion, wire fraud, and filing a false tax return. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 Le Pen, the RN party itself, and 24 others — party officials, employees, former lawmakers and parliamentary assistants — are all accused of using European Parliament money to pay staff in France who were working for their party, which at the time was called the National Front. Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 State lawmakers accused officials of inflating the costs. Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024 He is also accused of obtaining a nude photo from her phone in the same stop. Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds. Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 The plaintiff is accused of doing so to suggest there is a meaningful interpretive dispute that ought to advance the case past a motion to dismiss so there can be further clarification. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accused
Noun
  • According to the lawsuit, which lists six unnamed John Does as defendants, the group also drove to multiple polling locations in Royal Oak and Birmingham and illegally recorded voters inside polling stations.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Then—as most defendants do routinely unless the settlement agreement expressly says otherwise—the defendant issued her a Form 1099.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • David McKnight, 39, was indicted in the same federal court on nine counts of deprivation of rights and one count of destroying records.
    Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • One witness followed the truck while calling 911, and police officers pulled over the suspect in the 800 block of East Tabor Avenue, about 2½ miles from the mall.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In sheriff's body camera video of the first incident, the suspect used the same word, Vorpahl said at the news conference.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Daniel was one of seven Aryan Brotherhood members already serving life in federal prison to be charged with murder in aid of racketeering for the notorious prison gang.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Last month, a judge dismissed the cases against two of the three Alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing while officers piled on top of him during an arrest.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • In Scotland, helping someone to die could lead to prosecution for culpable homicide.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The industry may be culpable for direct indicators of global warming, but not these indirect killer extremes.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Sitting around: The other culprit is letting that topping sit around for too long after baking but before serving, as the steam emanating from the casserole will kill that crunch.
    Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In each, the real culprit causing the leading lady to turn into Manjulika, the unhinged spirit of a royal dancer, was eventually identified as dissociative identity disorder.
    Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • He was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty, court records show.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Tekashi is expected to plead guilty on November 12 to violating supervised release and agree to serve a one-month jail sentence, and another year of supervision, according to the Associated Press.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Its undeniably a humanitarian crisis and a very real security threat because of drug cartels, criminals and terrorists crossing the border.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Jordanians will soar like eagles to hunt you down, one criminal after another.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near accused

Cite this Entry

“Accused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accused. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on accused

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!