acquitted
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Mackin also told the court Kinahan's defence legal team is looking for an expert to examine the digital evidence and that they are seeking information on other international investigations that Kinahan was acquitted of.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
If millions are wagered on the belief that a defendant will be acquitted, could that make a jury more reluctant to convict?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The Texas Senate ultimately acquitted him on the impeachment charges.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
“They acquitted themselves well,” coach Jim Harbaugh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
But by means of the enormous wealth he had piled up and by the secret hold he had over various persons, he was acquitted on some technical inaccuracy.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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