acquitted
Example Sentences
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He was chased down as a fugitive aboard a Turkish steamer, returned to the U.S. for trial—and acquitted.
In 1987, Goetz was acquitted of all violent charges and convicted of only a minor gun charge, for which he served eight months in prison.
After a day of deliberations, a jury acquitted John Rogers, a 64-year-old former senior adviser in the Fed’s division of international finance, of the most serious charge he was facing.
He was an Army lieutenant, prosecuted by a military court for insubordination and then acquitted.
From Los Angeles Times
A jury acquitted Edwards on one charge and deadlocked on the others, causing a mistrial.
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