acquit
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Defense attorney Errol Cook urged jurors to acquit his client of murder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the couple’s children, Stella and Convery acquit themselves well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We expect the court to acquit Ms Esfandiari," her lawyer Nabil Boudi told AFP before Thursday's ruling.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Yes, but juries acquit charges based on conduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
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
Apa acquits himself quite well as Wes, displaying a tough exterior getting into verbal and physical fights, but also his sensitive side as he comes to realize who and what he cares about.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024
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
It now remains to see how she acquits herself in contest with the American vessels which have been built to meet her.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 by Various
“Both have really acquitted themselves well, and the next piece is in the games and how they play,” coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
They were acquitted in July 2025 when Justice Maria Carroccia said she did not find EM's evidence "credible or reliable".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Both have really acquitted themselves well,” Harbaugh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The pair spent almost four years in prison before they were acquitted on appeal in 2011.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Devan acquitted himself well," he said as they went.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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
In order, therefore, to avert the misfortune of acquitting those who could not be brought to confess, it became necessary to invent a new crime—that known as “suspicion of heresy.”
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
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