1. accused
I was falsely accused.
Tom can't deny the fact that he did what Mary accused him of doing.
She came to my defence when I was accused of plagiarism.
Ms. Takada accused the boy of copying another student's homework.
Socrates was accused of atheism because he did not believe in Zeus.
Why did the accused confess?
Do you think the accused is really guilty of the crime?
be accused of...
The jury were asked to allow for the age of the accused.
The dock is where an accused person sits in court.
As communism has collapsed, capitalism is now accused of trying to "dominate the world."
When in doubt, in favour of the accused.
The defendant is being accused of a litany of criminal and civil offenses.
The accused spoke equivocally and didn't want to talk turkey.
When I told her I'd never seen such a homely girl, she accused me of sexual harassment.
2. defendant
The defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
The defendant was about to stand trial when he grabbed the deputy's gun and shot the judge.
The presiding judge sentenced the defendant to death.
The decision was in favor of the defendant.
The defendant was sentenced to death.
The defendant will appeal to a higher court.
The defendant denies that he was driving the car at the time of the accident.
Rebecca is one of ten defendants in the mass murder case
A defendant is a person or entity accused of a crime in criminal proceedings or a person or entity against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
... except to benefit the defendant;
The news article painted the defendant as a guilty man, even though he had been proven innocent.
The prosecution condemned the defendant for kidnapping a child.
The defendant is being accused of a litany of criminal and civil offenses.