Note: Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
ACCUSEMENT
Ac*cuse"ment, n. Etym: [OF. acusement. See Accuse.]
Defn: Accusation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ACCUSER Ac*cus"er, n. Etym: [OE. acuser, accusour; cf. OF. acuseor, fr. L. accusator, fr. accusare.]
Defn: One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
ACCUSINGLY
Ac*cus"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In an accusing manner.
ACCUSTOM
Ac*cus"tom, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accustomed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Accustoming.] Etym: [OF. acostumer, acustumer, F. accoutumer; à (L.
ad) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom. See Custom.]
Defn: To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -
- with to.
I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little
things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater. Adventurer.
Syn.
— To habituate; inure; exercise; train.