acquitted
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
After a day of deliberations, a jury acquitted John Rogers, a 64-year-old former senior adviser in the Fed’s division of international finance, of the most serious charge he was facing.
He was an Army lieutenant, prosecuted by a military court for insubordination and then acquitted.
From Los Angeles Times
A jury acquitted Edwards on one charge and deadlocked on the others, causing a mistrial.
It led to a years-long struggle to clear her name, before she was eventually acquitted.
From BBC
They were both acquitted on a lesser weapons charge.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
