Cases of word usage

1) to say that (a person) has done wrong, has broken the law, is to be blamed (for something wrong) (accuse)

2) the length of time a person has lived or a thing has existed (age)

3) a person who has tried (a career etc) but failed to do well (also-ran)

4) (of South Africa) the policy that separates ethnic groups and has given political, economic and social control to people of European origin (apartheid)

5) a learner of a trade who has agreed to work for a number of years for a small amount of money in return for being taught (apprentice)

6) the powder that is left after something has burned (ash)

7) anything owned by a person, business etc that has money value and that may be sold to pay debts (asset)

8) government by a ruler who has unlimited power (autocracy)

9) a lawyer who has the right to speak and argue in higher law courts (barrister)

10) (of a person, a record) defeated: a beaten man (e.g. one who has lost a legal or personal battle) (beaten)