acquitted

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Mulakhil faced trial alongside Mohammad Kabir, also an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, who was acquitted of all charges.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Jurors had a good laugh, Dunn recalled, and acquitted him, but the case was costly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Political observers say his chances of contesting the presidential race remain slim even if he is acquitted in the graft case.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

A third defendant, Sandra Samane, was acquitted of both counts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Yet he acquitted himself well, unhorsing Horas Redwyne in his first joust and one of the Freys in his second.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin