accused
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 404 U.S. 307 - United States v. Marion · 1971Most cited · 7,408 citing opinions
the Sixth Amendment speedy trial provision has no application until the putative defendant in some way becomes an 'accused' . . . . It is either a formal indictment or information or else the actual restraints imposed by arrest and holding to answer a criminal charge that engage the particular protections of the speedy trial provision of the Sixth Amendment.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who is charged with a crime.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who is charged with a crime or misdemeanor. See People v. Braman, 30 Mich. 468. The term cannot be said to apply to a defendant in a civil action; Castle v. Houston, 19 Kan. 417, 37 Am. Rep. 127; and see Mosby v. Ins. Co., 31 Gratt. (Ya.) 629.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The person against whom an accusation is made. “Accused” is the generic name for the defendant in a criminal case, and is more appropriate than either “prisoner” or “defendant.” 1 Car. & K. 181.