1) Absolution 2) Acquitment 3) Acquittance 4) Clearance 5) Compurgation 6) Discharge 7) Exculpation 8) Exoneration 9) Final decision 10) Final judgment 11) Pardon 12) Quietus 13) Release 14) Reprieve 15) Respite 16) The act of acquitting 17) The state of being acquitted
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In the common law tradition, an acquittal formally certifies that the accused is free from the charge of an offense, as far as the criminal law is concerned. This is so even where the prosecution is abandoned nolle prosequi. The finality of an acquittal is dependent on the jurisdiction. In some countries, such as the United States, under the rules...
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• (n.) The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance. • (n.) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.
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[Noun] The process by which someone is said to be not guilty in a law court.
Example: He was a free man after his acquital on charges of burglary.
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in criminal law, acknowledgment by the court of the innocence of the defendant or defendants. Such a judgment may be made by a jury in a trial or by ...
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A verdict of a jury or a decision of a judge that an accused is not guilty or a case is not proven.
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In law, the setting free of someone charged with a crime after a trial. In English courts it follows a verdict of `not guilty`, but in Scotland the verdict may be either...
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n. under criminal law practices the absolution of a party charged with a crime or misdemeanor is acquittal. Acquittals could be "in fact" and "in law". Former is when the trial results in the person being not guilty; whereas the latter occurs when the person is merely an accessary, and the principal has been acquitted.
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when the charges against an accused person are cleared in a court of law
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Ac·quit'tal noun 1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.
2. (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.
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The action taken by a jury when, upon trial, they find that the accused is not guilty and enter a verdict accordingly. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Verdict after a criminal trial that defendant is not guilty of charged crime. Compare guilty.
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The release of a defendant from all charges.
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[
n] - a judgment of not guilty
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Discharge of defendant following verdict or direction of not guilty
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noun a judgment of not guilty
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In law, the setting free of someone charged with a crime after a trial
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the act of acquitting; discharge. · the state of being acquitted; release. · the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc. · judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.
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