Definition of "acquittal" []

• Judgment, as by a jury or judge, that a defendant is not guilty of a crime as charged. (noun)
• The state of being found or proved not guilty. (noun)

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• "So woudl you agree that an arrest and acquittal is not different in this way from an arrest and release on bail?"
• "So woudl you agree that an arrest and acquittal is not different in this way from an arrest and release onbail?"
• "(Here in the Netherlands, where we have no juries, appealing an acquittal is always possible.) Martinned (Quote)"