accused

[US]/əˈkju:zd/
[UK]/ə'kjuzd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. den tiltalte
adj. tiltalt for en forbrydelse
v. at bebrejde; at anklage for en forbrydelse
Word Forms
Past Tenseaccused
Past Participleaccused
Pluralaccuseds

Phrases & Collocations

falsely accused

falskt anklaget

accused of

anklaget for

accused person

anklagede person

Example Sentences

He was accused of commercial opportunism.

Han blev anklaget for kommerciel udnyttelse.

he was accused of favouritism.

han blev anklaget for favorisering.

they accused him of political grandstanding.

de anklagede ham for politisk pral.

she was accused of child neglect.

hun blev anklaget for forsømmelse af børn.

The police accused him of murder.

Politiet anklagede ham for mord.

The police accused him of stealing.

Politiet anklagede ham for tyveri.

Mary was accused as an accomplice.

Mary blev anklaget som medskyldig.

The guilt of the accused man was in doubt.

Den anklagedes mands skyld var tvivlsom.

accused of cheating at cards.

anklaget for snyd ved kortspil.

She accused the official of corruption.

Hun anklagede embedsmanden for korruption.

They accused the police of brutality.

De anklagede politiet for brutalitet.

He was accused of murder.

Han blev anklaget for mord.

The council was often accused of extremism.

Byrådet blev ofte anklaget for ekstremisme.

She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament.

Hun blev anklaget for bevidst at vildlede Parlamentet.

They are accused of theft from a newsagent’s shop.

De er anklaget for tyveri fra en kiosk.

He accused the garage of shoddy workmanship on the bodywork.

Han anklagede værkstedet for dårlig kvalitet på karrosseriet.

Jocelyn accused Dexter of snobbery.

Jocelyn anklagede Dexter for snobberi.

Two policemen were accused of tampering with the evidence.

To politibetjente blev anklaget for at manipulere beviserne.

He was accused of trying to torpedo the talks.

Han blev anklaget for at forsøge at sabotere forhandlingerne.

the government was accused of abdicating its responsibility.

regeringen blev anklaget for at undgå sit ansvar.

Real-world Examples

Indicted means officially accused of a crime.

At blive tiltalt betyder officielt at være anklaget for en forbrydelse.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

Elon Musk may be accused of many things.

Elon Musk kan muligvis blive anklaget for mange ting.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

11. What did the judge say about the accused?

11. Hvad sagde dommeren om den tiltalte?

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Feeding is what Ms Black is now accused of.

Det at fodre er, hvad Ms Black nu er anklaget for.

Source: The Economist - International

" But of what are we accused" ? asked Passepartout, impatiently.

"- Men hvad er vi anklaget for?" spurgte Passepartout utålmodigt.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Can you explain what he's been accused of?

Kan du forklare, hvad han er blevet anklaget for?

Source: Financial Times

All sides involved have been accused of committing war crimes.

Alle involverede parter er blevet anklaget for at have begået krigsforbrydelser.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation November 2021

U.S. officials have also accused Russia of interfering in American elections.

U.S. embedsmænd har også anklaget Rusland for at blande sig i amerikanske valg.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

One theory: sick of being falsely accused.

En teori: træt af at blive falskt anklaget.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

And Russia has been accused of supporting those rebels.

Og Rusland er blevet anklaget for at støtte de oprørere.

Source: CNN Selected February 2015 Collection

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