not guilty

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not guilty - declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"

acquitted

clean-handed, guiltless, innocent - free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty"

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acquittal
acquitted
final decision
final judgment
guilty
Inguilty

innocent
plea
plead
return
verdict

It is decreed of fate, and therefore I am not guilty in this respect.

Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

“You are found not guilty of striking and assaulting Mr.

The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context

Nobody could be certain that his nearest neighbor or most intimate friend was not guilty of this imaginary crime.

Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

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