Definition of "accused" in англійська

verb

1. simple past and past participle of accuse

noun

1. (law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

adjective

1. Having been accused; being the target of accusations.

   • Naples had an almost stronger preference for the interposition of Spain, while the great republic of Venice in the eyes of Italy stood accused of aspiring to bring the whole peninsula under its sway, […]