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Discover LudwigThe phrase "accused criminal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who has been formally charged with a crime but has not yet been convicted.
Example: "The accused criminal was brought to court to face the charges against him."
Alternatives: "alleged offender" or "suspected criminal".
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Writer tells how it felt to be an accused criminal.
Rightwing terrorists deserve to be Mirandized, effectively represented and considered innocent until proven guilty – just like any other accused criminal.
Otto Pérez Molina, who started the week as the President of Guatemala, now sits as an accused criminal in Guatemala's Matamoros Prison.
Once his legal custody shifts, Mr. Hussein will lose his prisoner of war status and will be considered an accused criminal.
Mr. Selebi later rejected demands that he resign, saying he was not tainted by mere friendship with an accused criminal, and Mr. Mbeki has defended him.
Otto Pérez Molina, who resigned from the Guatemalan Presidency on Wednesday night, almost at the stroke of midnight, now sits as an ordinary accused criminal in Guatemala's Matamoros Prison, in Guatemala City.
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After an ill-advised military order at the start, the president is painfully working out a form of prosecution of accused criminal-warriors that balances the protection of human lives with a concern for principles of human rights.
Harboring accused criminals is indefensible.
A department so outnumbered is bound to make mistakes — crimes go unsolved, innocent people are falsely accused, criminals remain unpunished.
In many countries, the press only publishes partial names on stories concerning accused criminals.
THE SCRIPT -- Mr. Gore: "Accused criminals have all kinds of rights.
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