El acusado
Example: El acusado negó todas las acusaciones durante el juicio.
Definition
"El acusado" refers to the person who is formally charged with a crime in a legal case, often standing trial in court. This term is used to identify the individual alleged to have committed an offense, as in "El acusado negó todas las acusaciones durante el juicio."
Etymology
The term "el acusado" comes from the Spanish verb 'acusar,' meaning 'to accuse,' combined with the definite article 'el' meaning 'the.' It literally means 'the accused one,' denoting someone who has been formally accused in a legal context. Did you know that this term reflects the Latin root 'accusare,' which also gives us the English word 'accuse'?
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"El acusado" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Law - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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