acquitted
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Netflix has announced a new three-part docuseries that will revisit the 2005 trial in which Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of child molestation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was prosecuted over the affair after his first term, which ended in 2011, before being acquitted in 2021 over a lack of evidence.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The companies said they’d file appeals with France’s highest court, citing earlier rulings that acquitted them of guilt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Although they cannot be convicted, they can be acquitted.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
State courts overturned his conviction and death sentence, and he was subsequently acquitted of all charges and released.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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This Week In Words: September 28–October 4, 2019
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