accused person

collocation in English

meaningsofaccuseandperson

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accuse
verb[T]
uk
/əˈkjuːz/us
/əˈkjuːz/
to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, ...
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person
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən/us
/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofaccuseandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaccused person

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Consider, for instance, the right of anaccusedpersonlacking proficiency in the state language to a court-appointed interpreter.
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The right to silence represented some protection to anaccusedpersonin those circumstances.
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It will merely prejudice the matters which the jury will have to consider and it will not really do theaccusedpersonany good.
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There is no reason to expect that it will work in any way to the disadvantage of anaccusedperson.
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It has been a fundamental principle of civic liberties that communications between anaccusedperson and his professional legal advisers were sacred and privileged.
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In court proceedings, of course, the benefit of any doubt as to age is given to theaccusedperson.
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The courts are not concerned with the exact establishment of age but with the age category of anaccusedperson.
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It actually says that it shall not be necessary to show that theaccusedpersonwas guilty of any particular act.
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That is contrary to the long-established practice of giving theaccusedpersonthe benefit of the doubt.
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Anaccusedpersonhas to be tried by his peers, and it is worth considering rather carefully who our peers are.
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It does not work as long as there is bitterness in anyaccusedpersonwho thinks that the system is rigged against him.
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However, those warrant officers would not be able to serve on cases in which theaccusedpersonwas of a higher rank.
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This will not in the ordinary case include any information at all as to the previous convictions of theaccusedperson.
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The first is the alteration enabling trial by jury to be demanded by theaccusedperson.
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The position would then be that theaccusedpersonwould have the right to elect to go for trial before a jury.
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The other is the undoubted rights of anaccusedperson, particularly in the kind of case where sentences and penalties may be high.
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Nowhere among the difficulties listed are those which will inevitably confront the defence of anaccusedperson.
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The presumption is entirely placed upon theaccusedperson.
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What is to be the period of time within which anaccusedpersonmay be brought back?
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