acquitted
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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
Netflix has announced a new three-part docuseries that will revisit the 2005 trial in which Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of child molestation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
A fifth defendant, Momoh Otuho Abubakar, was discharged and acquitted by the court due to insufficient evidence against him.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
A jury eventually convicted all three of battery but acquitted one of the students of the hate-crime charge and deadlocked on the others.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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The Outsiders
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This Week In Words: September 28–October 4, 2019
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