accused
noun Legal
- English meaning
- The person charged with a crime in a court case.
- Example
The accused was released until the trial.
- Common collocations
- the accused; accused person
- Word family
- accuse, accusation
Translation
- 한국어피고인
- 中文被告人
- 日本語被告人
- ไทยผู้ต้องหา จำเลย
- Bahasa Indonesiaterdakwa
- Tiếng Việtbị cáo
- Русскийобвиняемый
- हिन्दीअभियुक्त
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