Accused definition

Accused means a person accused of a violation who has not yet entered an Institution’s judicial or conduct process.
Accused means an employee or employer of an organization against whom complaint has been made under this Act;
Accused means a person who has been arrested for committing a criminal offense and who is held for an initial appearance or other proceeding before trial.

Examples of Accused in a sentence

  • Questions may be suggested by the Accused Student and/or Complainant to be answered by each other or by other witnesses.

  • All charges shall be presented to the Accused Student in written form.

  • Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.

  • Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons, and shall be subject to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons.

  • Interim suspension may be imposed: (a) to ensure the safety and wellbeing of members of WGU community or preservation of WGU property; (b) to ensure the student’s own physical or emotional safety and wellbeing; or (c) if the Accused Student poses an ongoing threat of disruption of, or interference with, the normal operations of WGU.


More Definitions of Accused

Accused means a person accused of a violation under this policy who has not yet entered the College’s conduct process. A person accused under this policy who is not a student or employee of Siena or whose identity is unknown shall also be referred to as accused.
Accused means Accused Student or Accused Group.
Accused means any person charged with the violation of any law of this state imposing a criminal penalty;
Accused means the CSU, a CSU employee, another Student, or a Third Party against whom an allegation of Discrimination, Harassment or Retaliation has been made.
Accused means a person accused of conduct prohibited by this policy and does not imply that that person is guilty.
Accused means a person who is believed to breach a policy.
Accused means a Student, Group, or Organization who is alleged to be in violation of the Student Code of Conduct.