Definition that contains accused
- record a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
- jail a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- suspect a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
- howard Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
- bond (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- bail (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- bail the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
- defendant a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
- alibi (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
- ordeal a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence