ACCUSED in a Sentence

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297 example sentences for ACCUSED, such as:
1. We accused him of immortal conduct toward her.
2. The accused was released on bail pending trial.
3. They were accused of being privy to the plot against the king.
4. He accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
5. The attorney for the union accused the Mayor of playing politics.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of ACCUSED
accused
 n.  a defendant in a criminal proceeding
Classic Sentence: (159 in 11 pages)
1  also now understood that the court was ashamed to summon those it accused to the attic of this building for the initial hearing, and why it preferred to impose upon them in their own homes.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Three In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The ...
2  with his head at an angle, "that's not how an innocent man behaves when he's accused of something, not if he's still got any strength in him."
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
3  It was not very encouraging, as the accused, be to taken to a lawyer for poor people.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
4  The accused was probably meant to be imagined at the foot of the steps, the top one of which could be seen in the picture, covered with a yellow carpet.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
5  They simply put them with the other documents and point out that, for the time being, questioning and observing the accused are much more important than anything written.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
6  They want, as far as possible, to prevent any kind of defence, everything should be made the responsibility of the accused.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
7  Not a bad point of view, basically, but nothing could be more mistaken than to think from that that lawyers are not necessary for the accused in this court.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
8  This is because proceedings are generally kept secret not only from the public but also from the accused.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
9  It's not that the accused takes the case away from him, that hardly ever happens, once a defendant has taken on a certain lawyer he has to stay with him whatever happens.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
10  Probably the only thing that could do that is if the accused is innocent.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
11  To do that, the accused and those helping him need to keep in continuous personal contact with the court, especially those helping him.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
12  This means that from time to time various injunctions have to be obeyed, the accused has to be questioned, investigations have to take place and so on.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
13  And that, of course, brings with it certain unpleasantnesses for the accused, although you shouldn't imagine they're all that bad.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
14  There's hardly anyone who's been accused who doesn't spend a lot of time dreaming about the great lawyers once he's heard about them.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Eight Block, the businessman - Dismissing the law...
15  If you look at them in the right way the accused really can be attractive, quite often.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Eight Block, the businessman - Dismissing the law...
Example Sentence: (138 in 10 pages)
1  She accused them of leaking confidential information about her private life.
2  They were accused of being privy to the plot against the king.
3  A leading article in "The Times" accused the minister of lying.
4  The attorney for the union accused the Mayor of playing politics.
5  The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.
6  We accused him of immortal conduct toward her.
7  During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence.
8  The accused was released on bail pending trial.
9  A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.
10  The president has been accused of failing to articulate an overall vision in foreign affairs.
11  They have been accused of carving up the industry for their own benefit.
12  He accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
13  He accused his younger brother of trying to steal his rightful inheritance.
14  Banks and building societies were yesterday accused of monumental incompetence.
15  The party chairman accused the opposition of dirty tricks in their election campaign.