acquitted
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Eventually an all-white jury acquitted Henry Sweet; charges against the others were dropped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
A former Olympic athlete has been acquitted of controlling and coercive behaviour towards his wife.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
The defendants -- both Chinese nationals who arrived in court in prison garb -- were acquitted of charges stemming from a separate bombing at a pier in Bangkok's Charoen Nakhon area.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Before Simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, he and Trump were old friends.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Mumler was later tried for fraud and acquitted.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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