acquittal
IPA: ʌkwˈɪtʌɫ
noun
- (now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
- (law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
- Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
- (historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
- (rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
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Examples of "acquittal" in Sentences
- The retrial ended in an acquittal.
- The jury brought in a verdict of acquittal.
- The jury acquittal was ignored by the judge.
- The prosecution did not appeal the acquittal.
- The acquittal was upheld by the Supreme Court.
- An acquittal is legal finality regarding the charges.
- The majority of the Supreme Court upheld the acquittal.
- The trial ended at 2am with the acquittal of the defendants.
- The Supreme court also expressed displeasure at the acquittal.
- The “self defense” affirmative defense, if successful, results in acquittal.
- In that case, the appeal decision is the functional equivalent of an acquittal.
- The acquittal is a sign that Malaysia is moving forward and a win for several key players.
- Mr. Najib has to be able to show that the acquittal was a sign of strength, rather than one of weakness.
- So woudl you agree that an arrest and acquittal is not different in this way from an arrest and release onbail?
- (Here in the Netherlands, where we have no juries, appealing an acquittal is always possible.) Martinned (Quote)
- So woudl you agree that an arrest and acquittal is not different in this way from an arrest and release on bail?
- Or does the Double Jeopardy clause block the judge from reinstating the charges as soon as the Rule 29 acquittal is announced?
- For example, you could object to the jury instruction or, in a bench trial, argue that an acquittal is constitutionally mandated.
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- For him, the ordeal was happily and triumphantly over; the sympathy of friends, the enthusiasm of the public, greeted his acquittal from the false charge which was to wreck him.