acquittal

Example Sentences

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Six have gone to trial, including five for assault on a federal officer, and all have resulted in acquittals.

From Los Angeles Times

An acquittal was also "highly unlikely" given ample evidence, he added.

From Barron's

Aside from the Bronstein case, the others ended in an acquittal or a hung jury.

From Los Angeles Times

Some people wanted to see Simpson punished, while others viewed his acquittal as vindication, however meager, for decades’ worth of societal abuse.

From Salon

A Times review last year found nearly a third of the 71 assault cases prosecutors filed last year ended in an acquittal or dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times