Acquittal Definition

ə-kwĭtl
acquittals
noun
acquittals
Judgment, as by a jury or judge, that a defendant is not guilty of a crime as charged.
American Heritage
An acquitting; discharge (of duty, obligation, etc.)
Webster's New World
The state of being found or proved not guilty.
American Heritage
A setting free or being set free by judgment of the court.
Webster's New World
In criminal law, the legal finding, by judge or jury, that an accused person is not guilty of the crime he is charged with. Once the acquittal is reached, the defendant may not be prosecuted again for the same criminal act or transaction.
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Other Word Forms of Acquittal

Noun

Singular:
acquittal
Plural:
acquittals

Origin of Acquittal

  • From acquit +‎ -al.

    From Wiktionary

Acquittal Sentence Examples

  • The jury quickly agreed on a verdict of not guilty, and the acquittal was greeted by the populace with shouts of triumph.

  • Their acquittal by a jury was the first serious blow to the system adopted by the king.

  • The new members of council disembarked at Calcutta on the 19th of October 1774; and on the following day commenced the long feud which scarcely terminated twentyone years later with the acquittal of Warren Hastings by the House of Lords.

  • At the inquiry he bought his acquittal from a courtier and his accusers were executed.

  • Five of the other seven cases also ended in acquittal, one for want of jurisdiction,1 and one by the resignation of the official before the impeachment was preferred in the Senate.

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