acquit
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The lawyer for Lindsay Clancy urged a judge Tuesday to acquit the US mother accused of murdering her three children after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the high-profile case.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Kevin Reddington told ABC's Good Morning America programme he was upset a lone member of the jury would not acquit Lindsay Clancy.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The jury declined to comment on what prompted them to acquit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
"We expect the court to acquit Ms Esfandiari," her lawyer Nabil Boudi told AFP before Thursday's ruling.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
I do not fear injury, only that I may not acquit myself well.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
He doesn’t even have a band to hide behind in the songwriting scenes, and he acquits himself more than admirably.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2025
Pitt, who gets to pour out everything Mike is feeling, acquits this imbalance well enough, but in any drama worth its coulda-been-a-contender salt, he shouldn’t have to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Typically, a jury acquits because the prosecution has failed to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024
She acquits herself well, telling a story of persistence and courage that's laced with dry self-awareness and humour.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023
Henceforth the tyrant sin has no claim on us, for death closes all scores and acquits of all claims.
From St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition by Charles Gore
He was acquitted by the state Senate and returned to office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Texas Senate ultimately acquitted him on the impeachment charges.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
“They acquitted themselves well,” coach Jim Harbaugh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Since its establishment, the court has convicted 15 people, with four acquitted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The other two were acquitted of all charges.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
Middleton was reportedly one of several senators considering voting to convict Paxton, although he ultimately joined the majority in acquitting him.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
Garcia's opportunities have been limited this season despite acquitting himself well in the United States and he proved himself again.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
Trial juries engage in nullification much more frequently, acquitting a defendant because they believe the prosecution to be unjust.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025
As the sound of the "not guilty" rung out in the courtroom for the first time, acquitting Combs of the most severe crime of racketeering, the rapper kept his head low.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Weary of being involved in law for thirty-four years, my father wound up by acquitting the heirs of Rode of all future liabilities in consideration of a sum of one thousand florins.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Bartholomew Sastrow
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