accused

• Nom désignant une personne ou un groupe de personnes à qui une accusation officielle a été portée dans un contexte juridique, ou qui est inculpée d'un délit ou d'un crime.

A noun referring to a person or group of people who have been formally charged with a crime or wrongdoing in a legal context.

1. Person charged with a crimeB2formallegal

   A person who has been formally charged with a crime in a court of law.

   Accusé (personne poursuivie en justice)

   • The accused pleaded not guilty to all charges.
   • The lawyer defended the accused in court.
   • The accused was released on bail pending trial.

   Synonymesdefendant

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de reprocher à quelqu'un une faute, une erreur ou un crime, souvent de manière formelle ou publique.

A verb used to indicate the act of charging someone with a fault, offense, or crime, often formally or publicly.

1. Blame for wrongdoingB1formallegal

   To charge someone with an offense or crime, or to claim that someone has done something wrong.

   Accuser

   • The police accused him of stealing the car.
   • She accused her colleague of lying to the manager.
   • He was accused of breaking the contract.

   Synonymesallegearraignblamecensurechargedenounceimpeachimplicateincriminateindict

   Antonymesabsolveacquitclearexoneratevindicate

2. Point out a faultB1informal

   To say that someone is responsible for a mistake or problem.

   reprocher, imputer

   • Don't accuse me of being late; the traffic was terrible.
   • They accused the company of ignoring safety regulations.
   • She accused him of not listening to her.

   Synonymesblamechargefaultindict

   Antonymescommendpraise