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Accused vs Charger - What's the difference?

accused | charger |

As nouns the difference between accused and charger

is that accused is (legal) the person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case while charger is a device that charges or recharges.

As a verb accused

is (accuse).

As an adjective accused

is having been accused; being the target of accusations.

accused

English

Verb

(head)
  • (accuse)

    • Noun

    (accused)
  • (legal) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

    • Usage notes

    * (noun) Preceded by the word the .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
  • * 1883 , Charlotte Mary Yonge, Landmarks of Recent History, 1770-1883 , Walter Smith (publisher), pages 11–12:
    • This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too much leaning towards her own country;
  • * 1891 , Charles Grant Robertson, Caesar Borgia: The Stanhope Essay for 1891 , B.H. Blackwell, pages 8–9:
    • Naples had an almost stronger preference for the interposition of Spain, while the great republic of Venice in the eyes of Italy stood accused of aspiring to bring the whole peninsula under its sway,
  • * 2007 , Patricia Love and Steven Stosny, How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking about It: Finding Love Beyond Words , Random House, ISBN 9780767923170, page 188:
    • If she felt unimportant, you showed her that she was important to you. If she felt accused , you reassured her. If she felt guilty, you helped her feel better.

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    charger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that charges or recharges.
    • Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow.
  • A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry. They were of a lighter build than a destrier
    • The knight rode a white charger .
  • A large platter.
    • The fancy restaurant used a white porcelain charger when serving.
  • One who charges.
  • (firearms) A speedloader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
  • (prison) A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
  • * 2004 , , 01:44:10:
    • "See this? This is a charger . It's used by convicts to hide money and drugs. They stick it in their body, they tuck it up their rectum."