acquit
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He maintained that he was suffering from mental illness at the time of the attack and was unable to form the intent to kill, urging the court to acquit him on the grounds of insanity.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 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
The jury took about an hour to acquit Ramos-Brito on misdemeanor assault charges.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
According to a court reporter’s transcript of the hearing, Judge Arun Subramanian, who decided the case, argued that “juries don’t acquit defendants of conduct. They acquit them of charges.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Wishing to acquit my honor, I stood firm and handed my musket to Slant, who blinked in soft concern.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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