acquitted
having been declared not guilty of a crime:The mayor extended condolences to the victim’s family, but also expressed empathy for the acquitted officers.
Usually the acquitted . a person or persons who have been declared not guilty of a crime: None of the acquitted received any kind of compensation or redress.
the simple past tense and past participle of acquit.
Origin of acquitted
1Other words from acquitted
- un·ac·quit·ted, adjective
Words Nearby acquitted
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use acquitted in a sentence
After he was acquitted, he felt the weight of how easily the false accusation could have destroyed him, if not for the skill of his attorney.
Most popular course ever at Georgetown Law? How to fight for justice. | Susan Svrluga | November 6, 2020 | Washington PostCourts sentenced the getaway driver to 30 years in prison, charged but have not arrested the alleged gunman and acquitted two other suspects.
These 10 journalists have been killed and deserve justice immediately | Brett Haensel | November 2, 2020 | FortuneHe was acquitted in a bench trial, before a judge and not a jury, according to a news story.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail | by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press | September 23, 2020 | ProPublicaShe did not support Obamacare repeal, though she voted to acquit the president in his Senate trial and voted to confirm his Supreme Court nominees.
Why GOP Senators Are Sticking With Trump — Even Though It Might Hurt Them In November | Matt Grossmann (matt@mattg.org) | August 10, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightFor example, the House impeached Presidents Andrew Johnson and Clinton, but both were acquitted by the Senate.
Impeachment: Just How Does the Process Work? | By Tia Humphries | October 5, 2019 | TruthBeTold.news
Of course, this does not mean that Elonis will be acquitted.
Does Free Speech Cover Murder Fantasies? The Supreme Court’s Definition of a ‘Threat’ | Geoffrey R. Stone | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth spent four years in prison before a court acquitted them in 2011 after evidence was thrown into doubt by independent experts.
Amanda Knox, Cub Reporter: The Convicted Murderer Is Now Writing Theater Reviews for a Small Seattle Paper | Justin Miller | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury found that the evidence was insufficient and acquitted Lizzie.
Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House? | Nina Strochlic | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLater that year, he was also tried for tax evasion, and was ultimately acquitted in both cases.
The woman was acquitted of perjury, which could have landed the mother of three 15 years in jail.
In harmony with a fundamental rule of law, a member who has once been acquitted cannot be tried again for the same offense.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesJohn Smith was later charged with sedition, acquitted, and finally restored to his rightful council position.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyIn 1819 he acquitted himself most creditably of a mission entrusted to him by that young man.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheAlthough the trial involved many political entanglements, Burr was finally acquitted.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyHe had dealings with the brigands and was arrested in the suit of the Chauffeurs of Mortagne, in 1809, but acquitted.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Browse