acquitted
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was prosecuted over the affair after his first term, which ended in 2011, before being acquitted in 2021 over a lack of evidence.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Netflix is dropping a three-part docuseries that revisits Michael Jackson’s 2005 trial in which he was acquitted on charges of child molestation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Two police officers have been acquitted in separate cases seeking to hold them accountable for deadly school shootings in Florida and Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The national high court has acquitted the Colombian singer of tax fraud and ordered the Treasury to repay the money plus interest to her.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
And Bodega would, too, confident that Nazario would get him acquitted or at least a light sentence.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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