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to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accused
Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Now, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who invited her to the meeting and was present, is accused in a federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Mississippi of participating in and facilitating a bribery scheme that ensnared the mayor and members of the City Council.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
He’s accused of tax evasion, wire fraud, and filing a false tax return.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Le Pen, the RN party itself, and 24 others — party officials, employees, former lawmakers and parliamentary assistants — are all accused of using European Parliament money to pay staff in France who were working for their party, which at the time was called the National Front.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
State lawmakers accused officials of inflating the costs.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
He is also accused of obtaining a nude photo from her phone in the same stop.
—Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The plaintiff is accused of doing so to suggest there is a meaningful interpretive dispute that ought to advance the case past a motion to dismiss so there can be further clarification.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
In September, Tapia and the union publicly accused Corpus and Aenlle of many of the same claims in the report.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Now, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who invited her to the meeting and was present, is accused in a federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Mississippi of participating in and facilitating a bribery scheme that ensnared the mayor and members of the City Council.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
He’s accused of tax evasion, wire fraud, and filing a false tax return.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Le Pen, the RN party itself, and 24 others — party officials, employees, former lawmakers and parliamentary assistants — are all accused of using European Parliament money to pay staff in France who were working for their party, which at the time was called the National Front.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
State lawmakers accused officials of inflating the costs.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
He is also accused of obtaining a nude photo from her phone in the same stop.
—Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The plaintiff is accused of doing so to suggest there is a meaningful interpretive dispute that ought to advance the case past a motion to dismiss so there can be further clarification.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accused
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The conviction comes as waves of U.S. Capitol riot defendants are citing Donald Trump's election in requests to delay their criminal prosecutions because of his public pledge to pardon some of the people convicted of crimes on Jan. 6, 2021.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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In a rare move, 299th District Judge Karen Sage on Thursday apologized to Stewart, first from the bench and then at the defendant’s table.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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David McKnight, 39, was indicted in the same federal court on nine counts of deprivation of rights and one count of destroying records.Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Riley’s death was ruled a homicide, and Ibarra was named a suspect the following day.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Laken Riley murder suspect seen with multiple scratches day after killing: Officers Investigators are now asking the public to help identify the suspect's car, described by a witness as a dark, four-door sedan, LAPD Sgt.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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White and the 10 other defendants have all been charged with a single felony count of elder or dependent adult abuse.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Last month, a judge dismissed the cases against two of the three Alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing while officers piled on top of him during an arrest.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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In Scotland, helping someone to die could lead to prosecution for culpable homicide.Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
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The industry may be culpable for direct indicators of global warming, but not these indirect killer extremes.Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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In each, the real culprit causing the leading lady to turn into Manjulika, the unhinged spirit of a royal dancer, was eventually identified as dissociative identity disorder.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sitting around: The other culprit is letting that topping sit around for too long after baking but before serving, as the steam emanating from the casserole will kill that crunch.Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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He was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty, court records show.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Axel Rene Kramer, 37, received his sentence in U.S. District Court in St. Paul after pleading guilty Jan. 5 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2024
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Its undeniably a humanitarian crisis and a very real security threat because of drug cartels, criminals and terrorists crossing the border.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Jordanians will soar like eagles to hunt you down, one criminal after another.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Accused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accused. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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