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He maintained that he was suffering from mental illness at the time of the attack and was unable to form the intent to kill, urging the court to acquit him on the grounds of insanity.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

The jury declined to comment on what prompted them to acquit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

"We expect the court to acquit Ms Esfandiari," her lawyer Nabil Boudi told AFP before Thursday's ruling.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

According to a court reporter’s transcript of the hearing, Judge Arun Subramanian, who decided the case, argued that “juries don’t acquit defendants of conduct. They acquit them of charges.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

It is also up to you to acquit when guilt has not been proven.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

Typically, a jury acquits because the prosecution has failed to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024

Yaeger acquits himself quite well, playing a not-too-bright cop who is caught between Reynold’s cult-like stranglehold on the town and his own need for self-preservation.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2024

She acquits herself well, telling a story of persistence and courage that's laced with dry self-awareness and humour.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023

Osborne acquits himself well on the court, demonstrating skills he learned while playing basketball in college and professionally in Australia.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023

I think when he addresses the House of Lords, which he does rarely, or a public meeting or dinner-party, which he does often, he acquits himself rather better than the ordinary county member of Parliament.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy

Gox, he was acquitted of embezzlement by a Japanese court but found guilty of falsifying data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

A federal jury acquitted Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire trial that has drawn celebrities, fans and content creators to a downtown Los Angeles courthouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

On Wednesday, Maltese tycoon Yorgen Fenech, who had been accused of masterminding it, was acquitted by a court in Valletta.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

A Maltese businessman on trial over the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Avery — Nott — Crabbe — Goyle —” “You are merely repeating the names of those who were acquitted of being Death Eaters thirteen years ago!” said Fudge angrily.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

A previous trial against Atkins earlier this year ended with jurors acquitting him of first-degree murder and deadlocking on a second-degree murder charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Middleton was reportedly one of several senators considering voting to convict Paxton, although he ultimately joined the majority in acquitting him.

From Salon ● May 23, 2026

Garcia's opportunities have been limited this season despite acquitting himself well in the United States and he proved himself again.

From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026

Trial juries engage in nullification much more frequently, acquitting a defendant because they believe the prosecution to be unjust.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025

Sir William has engaged a dancing-master to put me into a genteel and polite method of acquitting myself with propriety on the important circumstance of moving about a room gracefully.

From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Georgiana Cavendish