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Learn to pronounce ac·quit·tal

/əˈkwid(ə)l/
noun
a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged.
"the trial resulted in an acquittal"
synonyms: absolution, clearing, exoneration, exculpation, declaration of innocence, discharge, release, freeing, liberation, deliverance, vindication, let-off, letting off

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An acquittal is a resolution of some or all of the factual elements of the offense charged. The trier of fact, whether the jury or the court, must render a ...
the state of being acquitted; release. the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc.
the decision of a court that someone is not guilty: The first trial ended in a hung jury, the second in acquittal.
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the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc. Law. judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.
An acquittal removes all guilt in law. An acquittal “in fact” occurs when a jury finds the defendant not guilty. An acquittal “in law” occurs through the mere ...
Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent. The judge ordered their acquittal.
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