acquitted
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Acquitted on appeal in February, Briere was nevertheless detained until his release on Friday.
From Reuters • May 12, 2023
Acquitted in 2005, he was later found liable for her death by a civil jury and ordered to pay her family $30 million, a move which bankrupted him.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023
“After 4 years, 8 months and 20 days: Acquitted of both charges!”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2022
Acquitted: A federal jury has acquitted two Pomona police officers charged with using excessive force and lying in the arrest of a teenager at the Los Angeles County Fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2019
"Acquitted by a smile from Amelia, worth all our acclamations," said Mrs. Beaumont.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Edgeworth, Maria
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