单词 | accused |
释义 | accusedac‧cused /əˈkjuːzd/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is accused of a crime in a trial► the accused Phrases especially British the person or group of people who are officially accused of a crime or offence in a court of law: · The witness told the court that she had never seen either of the accused before.· The judge asked the jury if they found the accused guilty or not guilty.· The accused, Dorothy Jackson, was being held in the Tarrant County Jail on a charge of assault. ► defendant someone who is officially accused of a crime or offence in a court of law: · The police officer said the defendant had resisted arrest.· Each of the three defendants was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. ► be on trial if someone is on trial , they have been accused of a serious crime in a court of law, and the court will judge whether they are guilty: · There were four defendants on trial, all sitting together in a line.be on trial for: · Hollins is on trial for corruption after admitting he accepted bribes. ► in the dock British if someone is in the dock , they are in a court of law because they have been accused of a crime: · In the dock at Craigavon Crown Court was Richard Ellis (21) who denies the murder. ► be up/be had up/end up in court to have been accused of a crime and be judged in a court of law: · He's been up in court several times before on charges of robbery with violence.· Anyone who's been had up in court will find it more difficult to get a job afterwards, even if they are innocent.· We need to be very careful about how we play this - we don't want to end up in court. the people in the legal process► judge the person in charge of a court, who knows a lot about the law and makes the official decision about what the punishment for a crime should be: · Everyone stood up as the judge entered the courtroom.· Judge Butler gave the defendant a six-month jail sentence.· The judge advised the governor that the law violated the First Amendment rights of teachers. ► jury a group of ordinary people, who listen to the people speaking at a trial, and then decide whether or not someone is guilty of a crime: · The jury was made up of seven women and five men.· Have you ever been on a jury?· The jury awarded Hayes $3.5 million in damages.jury duty/service (=a period of time during which you must be ready to be part of a jury if necessary): · I have been called for jury duty twice.hung jury (=a jury that cannot make a decision about whether someone is guilty or not): · Broderick's first trial last year ended in a hung jury.sit on a jury (=be a member of a jury): · Are people with criminal records allowed to sit on a jury? ► lawyer also attorney especially American someone who is trained in the law and who represents people in court: · You have to study for a long time to become a lawyer.· He refused to answer any questions until his lawyer came.defence lawyer British: defense laywer American (=a lawyer who tries to prove that a person is not guilty of a crime): · Defense lawyer Charles Grieshammer said he was not surprised by the verdict. ► defendant the person in a trial who is being judged guilty or not guilty of a crime: · The defendant pleaded not guilty.· According to the defendant, the heroin was destined for the New York City area. ► the accused someone who is trying to prove that they are not guilty of a crime that they are on trial for: · The accused is being held in the Pelham County Jail on charges of assault and battery.· According to the sixth amendment, the accused has the right to a fair and public trial. ► the defence British /the defense American the lawyers in a court who try to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime: · The defence plans to call only one witness to testify.· Today, the defence makes its final presentation to the jury.· Peres said the defense team would appeal the sentencing by Judge Bernardo Tirado. ► the prosecution the lawyers in a court who try to prove that someone is guilty of a crime: · The prosecution's first witness is expected to be one of the defendant's co-workers.· Speaking for the prosecution, Lipscomb said that both men should go to prison for the rest of their lives. ► witness someone who tells what they know about a crime in court: · Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.· The witness was asked to identify the defendant in the courtroom.call somebody as a witness: · The congressman was called as a witness for the prosecution today. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the accused the accused [singular or plural] the person or group of people who have been officially accused of a crime or offence in a court of law
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