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Meanings of acquittal in English
The legal result of a verdict of not guilty.
Synonyms
Examples for "not-guilty verdict"
Examples for "not-guilty verdict"
1
It took the jury just 67 minutes to return a not-guilty verdict.
2
The not-guilty verdict was a rare court defeat for the KPK.
3
It would have been a not-guilty verdict, but Dominic couldn't make that happen.
4
And Dr Chris Gallavin talks about the not-guilty verdict in cricketer Chris Cairns trial.
5
A not-guilty verdict or decision to drop the case could be a sign of liberalisation.
1
A verdict of not guilty of exaggeration has been rendered by acclamation.
2
Judge Murphy directed the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty.
3
The jury gave in their verdict of not guilty, without leaving their seats.
4
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, without hesitation.
5
A jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty.
Usage of acquittal in English
1
That trial ended with the surprise acquittal last year of all seven.
2
Following the 2011 acquittal, the Court of Cassation ordered a new trial.
3
The case ended in 1879 with the acquittal of all the accused.
4
After the acquittal, Sneddon moved on to other cases undaunted, McKinley said.
5
Zimmerman's acquittal was different though, it impacted people in a profound way.
6
Trump said he would make a fuller statement about the acquittal tomorrow.
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Under the current law, the prosecution can appeal only against an acquittal.
8
With them his acquittal foreboded ill; but we hoped for the best.
9
What could he have possibly done at ten that required an acquittal?
10
After all that, the Sun says the story is Ms Brooks's acquittal.
11
To him the greatest men in Athens bow as suppliants, begging acquittal.
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An acquittal of Litvak could lead to a withdrawal of those pleas.
13
There can be no acquittal without probing this matter further, added Keeka.
14
Those around her congratulated her and predicted the acquittal of her cousins.
15
This was what has sometimes been called the honorable acquittal of Oxford.
16
Justification, in Pharisaism as for St. Paul, means the verdict of acquittal.
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Acquittal across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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