accused Syllabification: (ac·cused)Pronunciation: /əˈkyo͞ozd/Translate accused | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of accused noun [treated as singular] (or plural the accused) a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime:the accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of chargesaccused in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of accused in the British & World English dictionary