accusers

noun

Definition of accusersnext
plural of accuser
1
as in troublemakers

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2
as in petitioners

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  1. troublemakers
  2. defendants
  3. agitators
  4. detractors
Noun
  • Krampus isn’t all bad, though, as his deployment of corporal punishment is intended to drive troublemakers into a life of virtue.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Or deck out your house with nifty security devices like video doorbells and indoor cameras to keep an eye on pets, kids, and other troublemakers.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of troublemakers
Noun
  • All defendants have denied any wrongdoing.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Another alternative would be to use a process courts have followed in the past when defendants have died before being sentenced, prosecutors proposed.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of defendants
Noun
  • Days earlier, Spanish media reported that anti-Israel agitators would protest outside the stadium to target Israel’s soccer club and its fans.
    Scott McDonald, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of agitators
Noun
  • The American media is not as important as journalists and their detractors claim, especially now, columnist Jonah Goldberg writes.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But according to Lindsey Chastain, founder and CEO of PR Agency The Writing Detective, Rowling herself is still seen as a pariah figure among her detractors.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of detractors
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