ACCUSED in a Sentence

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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.

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 Meanings and Examples of ACCUSED
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
accused
 n.  defendant or defendants in a criminal case; person charged with an offense
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)
16  The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before he's in office.
17  Specks of paint found at the scene were found to match the accused's car.
18  The accused's lawyers will get a chance to cross-examine him.
19  She accused the government of trampling on the needs and rights of the ordinary citizen.
20  Civil servants and ministers were accused of conniving with the company in the supply of arms to Sierra Leone.
21  She was accused of not taking a stand on feminism or civil rights.
22  He was accused of commercial opportunism.
23  He was accused of taking the radio station downmarket in order to compete with commercial stations.
24  She was accused of misusing company funds.
25  He was accused of conduct unbecoming to an officer.
26  Consumer watchdogs have accused banks of "appalling arrogance" in the way they treat customers.
27  The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment.
28  The USA is often accused of cultural imperialism.
29  The social security system has been accused of producing a culture of dependency.
30  Residents were accused of nimbyism when they tried to stop the new superstore development.