acquitted
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Acquitted on appeal in February, Briere was nevertheless detained until his release on Friday.
From Reuters • May 12, 2023
Acquitted in 2005, he was later found liable for her death by a civil jury and ordered to pay her family $30 million, a move which bankrupted him.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023
“After 4 years, 8 months and 20 days: Acquitted of both charges!”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2022
Acquitted by a criminal jury in 1995, the football hero and Hollywood star was found liable for the killings in civil court two years later and ordered to pay the victims’ families $33.5 million.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2017
Acquitted, he went to England where he became prominent in politics and science.
From Autobiography and Selected Essays by Huxley, Thomas Henry
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