accuser

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Recent Examples of accuser But the alternative would entail that each accuser has to separately litigate their claim of abuse in the Alameda County Superior Court, a lengthy process that attorneys said could wear out their clients’ resolve. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025 One accuser, Marina Lacerda, called on the Justice Department to give survivors full unredacted copies of all case files. Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 The accuser had a past settlement with the performer’s estate stipulating that he would never be dramatized. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 Producers were reportedly unaware of a clause in Jackson accuser Jordan Chandler’s 1994 settlement with the singer, which prohibits him from being dramatized in any adaptation of Jackson’s life. Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Wachner sued Juilliard, his accuser's employer, for defamation. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025 Giuffre collaborated over the course of four years with author and journalist Amy Wallace to write the memoir before the Epstein accuser died by suicide on April 25. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025 In other words, the parents had a right to confront their accuser about his claims, but the shooter never took the stand. Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025 The District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges, but his accuser filed a civil lawsuit alleging rape. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser
Noun
  • The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.
    EW.com, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In May, recall petitioners submitted 10,500 valid signatures to qualify the initiative for Tuesday’s ballot.
    Janie Har, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In order to get the PPO, the petitioner must provide proof that the other party might physically hurt, threaten or stalk them.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That shouldn’t be a problem, as Taylor would never be mistaken for a troublemaker.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Across China, tens of thousands of people tagged as troublemakers like the Yangs are trapped in a digital cage, barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest digital surveillance apparatus.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a previous statement to Maryland Matters, an EPA spokesperson criticized Maryland for not complying with its directive to reissue the air permit with instructions for appellants to go to the Environmental Appeals Board.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Appeals are filed online through the county here, and appellants should get a confirmation email after filing, Beasley said.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The declaration also names the FBI, the DOJ, and the Executive Office of the President as defendants.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Even when a private attorney takes on a public defender case, the lower reimbursement rate compared to full-paying clients incentivizes attorneys to cut a quick deal, risking the defendant’s legal outcome, according to a report from the Sixth Amendment Center.
    MARGARET SHREINER, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Adrianna had a history with Khloe Along with the Christmas photo, police flagged Adrianna over a prior dispute with Khloe, who believed she was being framed as Owen and Lauryn's tormentor.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The tormentor of a quarterback, whose two touchdown runs were eerily similar to those which fashioned Jeanty a household name and top 10 pick, makes the Bulls a larger blip on Florida’s radar than expected.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For decades, generals, coup-plotters, and torturers walked free under the shield of amnesty laws passed after the country’s 21-year dictatorship.
    Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Is the man actually his torturer?
    Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The plaintiffs repeatedly raised their concerns with school administrators, the lawsuit says, but were told the school was following state law.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Under the terms of the new agreement — filed in July and approved by the Iowa State Board of Appeals on Tuesday, per the Register — the state will pay $85,000 to the plaintiffs to settle the case without admitting wrongdoing.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Sep. 2025

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