acquitted
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In eight instances, juries acquitted defendants at trial.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
Tucker and a handful of associates were acquitted, but in the end the company produced only 51 vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Price was acquitted, leading directly to a new law allowing cremation in the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Rocky denied all wrongdoing and jumped into a courtroom gallery to hug Rihanna when he was acquitted in February 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
“It’s over for those two boys, that’s for sure. Once you’re acquitted of a crime, you can’t be tried for it again.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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This Week In Words: September 28–October 4, 2019
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
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