acquittal

IPA: ʌkwˈɪtʌɫ

(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.

Examples of "acquittal" in Sentences

The “self defense” affirmative defense, if successful, results in 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.