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acquittal
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ac·quit·tal  (-kwtl)
n.
1. Judgment, as by a jury or judge, that a defendant is not guilty of a crime as charged.
2. The state of being found or proved not guilty.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acquittalacquittal - a judgment of not guilty            
final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
judgment of conviction, sentence, conviction, condemnation - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

acquittal
Translations
acquittal [əˈkwɪtl] nabsolución f; exculpación f
acquittal [əˈkwɪtl] nacquittement m
acquittal [əˈkwɪtl] acquit nFreispruch m
acquittal [əˈkwɪtl] nassoluzione f


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Most of the cases, including that of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk, were either dropped on a technicality or led to acquittals.
Emile Yvernes reported that acquittals for serious assault (coups et blessures graves) rose from 27% to 78% between 1860 and 1890, acquittals for murder grew from 15% to 34%, and the rate of acquittal for homicide increased from 16% to 24%.
Johnson's biography also touts the number of acquittals and hung juries he has racked up as a defense lawyer, which makes it all the more odd that the Georgia chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police is behind him 100 percent of the way.
 
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