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The lawyer for Lindsay Clancy urged a judge Tuesday to acquit the US mother accused of murdering her three children after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the high-profile case.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Kevin Reddington told ABC's Good Morning America programme he was upset a lone member of the jury would not acquit Lindsay Clancy.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

As the couple’s children, Stella and Convery acquit themselves well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

In the criminal justice system, jurors are entitled to acquit defendants by deliberately rejecting evidence or refusing to apply the law, often by substituting their own sense of fairness—a concept known as jury nullification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

In public, Katherine Goble was unfailingly gracious, optimistic, and unflappable, and she insisted that her girls acquit themselves in the same fashion.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

He was asked to write music for a “spiritual Western,” and acquits himself more than respectably.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025

Typically, a jury acquits because the prosecution has failed to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024

She acquits herself well, telling a story of persistence and courage that's laced with dry self-awareness and humour.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023

Osborne acquits himself well on the court, demonstrating skills he learned while playing basketball in college and professionally in Australia.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023

He acquits him of the deadly imputation, that he had even been instrumental in sending his master to the guillotine.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 by Various

“They acquitted themselves well,” coach Jim Harbaugh said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, he was acquitted in a second trial of 241 counts of illegally accessing email accounts belonging to a number of sports bodies in Portugal, including Benfica.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Wrapping up his defence, he rejected the charges against him and asked to be acquitted and released.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

But he acquitted himself well enough in Lithuania to get back into the good graces of his seniors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

But amazingly, after a lengthy investigation was held, the players were acquitted.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

A previous trial against Atkins earlier this year ended with jurors acquitting him of first-degree murder and deadlocking on a second-degree murder charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Middleton was reportedly one of several senators considering voting to convict Paxton, although he ultimately joined the majority in acquitting him.

From Salon ● May 23, 2026

Garcia's opportunities have been limited this season despite acquitting himself well in the United States and he proved himself again.

From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026

Anyway, the jury came back with a verdict of not guilty, acquitting Sandwich Guy of all charges.

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2025

Not at all; far from "acquitting" him when he refused to "confess to wrongdoing" and asked for production of the incriminating documents, she calmly confessed that she had destroyed them!

From H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal by Alice Leighton Cleather