accused's
Belonging to defendant
Accused's is the possessive form of accused, typically referring to a person formally charged with a crime.
Legal contexts use it to indicate something belonging to or associated with the defendant: the accused's rights, the accused's testimony, the accused's attorney.
The construction appears almost exclusively in legal or journalistic writing.
Relating to person charged
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- counselExpert guidance offered
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- representationDepiction or likeness
plea · charges · testimony · alibi · presumption · innocence · defense · trial
Refusal to accept reality
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- versionA distinct form
- accountRecord of dealings
- storyAccount of events
explanation · defense · alibi · circumstances · motives · character · background · reputation
Custodial rights advisement
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- protectionGuarding against harm
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
safeguards · privilege · self-incrimination · fair trial · habeas corpus · legal aid · disclosure · evidence
defendant's
Relating to person charged
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- counselExpert guidance offered
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
representation · plea · charges · testimony · alibi · presumption · innocence · defense · trial · arraignment
denial
Refusal to accept reality
story · explanation · defense · alibi · circumstances · motives · character · background · reputation · credibility
Miranda
Custodial rights advisement
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- protectionGuarding against harm
constitutional · safeguards · privilege · self-incrimination · fair trial · habeas corpus · legal aid · disclosure · evidence · confrontation
accused'splaintiff's
Of the suing party
prosecutor's · complainant's · victim's · claimant's · petitioner's
- The AccusedPerson formally charged
- accused witches
- rights of the accusedProtections afforded criminal defendants