acquitted

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

A third defendant, Sandra Samane, was acquitted of both counts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Rajwani, Rogers and Devlin were acquitted of violent disorder.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The three teenagers – who cannot be named for legal reasons – were acquitted of murder on Monday.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 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