No. 923 in Spanish
acusado
"Accused" or "defendant."
In a sentence
El acusado se declaró inocente en el juicio.
The accused declared himself innocent in court.
Here, 'acusado' is used as a noun meaning 'the accused person' or 'defendant'.
El abogado acusó a la otra parte de conducta inapropiada.
The lawyer accused the other party of inappropriate behavior.
In this sentence, 'acusado' is not directly used; instead, the verb 'acusar', meaning 'to accuse', is illustrated. It's included to demonstrate the root concept of the word.
Su comportamiento tiene un tono acusado de arrogancia.
His behavior has a marked tone of arrogance.
In this context, 'acusado' is used as an adjective to mean 'marked'. It describes a noticeable characteristic.
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