In a sentence
Six example sentences with accused, each labelled with its topic.
The accused sat between two solicitors and said nothing for four days while the prosecution read out bank statements.
Law
The courtroom drama gives the accused only nine lines, yet the faces of the jury carry the whole second half.
Movies
The accused had signed every transfer himself, which made the fraud trial shorter than anyone in the building expected.
Finance
Kafka's novel never tells the accused what charge he faces, and the courts he visits seem never to close.
Literature
In a Roman court the accused could hire an orator, and Cicero built a career defending men in exactly that position.
History
The accused, a former deputy mayor, resigned from the council before the fraud hearing had even begun.
Politics
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