acquitted

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Price was acquitted, leading directly to a new law allowing cremation in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As sometimes destructive protests broke out after police were acquitted, King made his celebrated plea, “Can we all get along?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Jurors had a good laugh, Dunn recalled, and acquitted him, but the case was costly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

In 2024, the court convicted 45 people and acquitted two.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Even though we wouldn’t have admitted it out loud, in our wildest dreams, we never thought Bucky would be acquitted.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon