as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
confidently predicted that his client's trial would result in a full acquittal
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Recent Examples of acquittal
Drummond had found that trial attorneys hid evidence that might have led to an acquittal but the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals said last year that Drummond’s request to set aside Glossip’s conviction was not sufficient reason to halt his execution.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Black Lives Matter began in 2013 in response to the acquittal of the man who murdered Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager.
—Karyn Vilbig, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Politics Trump signs orders to crack down on immigration, send troops to the border
Jan. 20, 2025
The last time the act was invoked was in 1992 during rioting in Los Angeles in protest of the acquittal of four police officers charged with beating Rodney King.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Or the way Black Twitter compared the acquittal of Casey Anthony with the conviction of Shanesha Taylor, a young mother put in jail for leaving her kids in the car during a job interview.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquittal
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After Trump’s pardons for the January 6th attackers, Thune, speaking to reporters, grappled audibly with his instinct for honesty.—
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On his second day in office, Trump signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the controversial online marketplace Silk Road.—
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Borrowers can now apply for student loan forgiveness through the program at StudentAid.gov.—
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Loan forgiveness is granted after 20 years for undergraduate loans and 25 years for graduate loans.—
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) reports that delays in clearing and settlement processes cost the global economy billions of dollars annually due to liquidity inefficiencies.—
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Photos show the spiky, brown and white echidna walking in a clearing.—
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Regardless of the outside outrage, Tuesday provided some vindication for North Carolina and helped soothe the pain of that lane-violating loss to Duke in the ACC tournament.—
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While Musk and his allies claimed vindication in how Twitter continued to function after the employee exodus, the platform was plagued by tech glitches and frustrations over the non-responsive support team.—
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“Acquittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquittal. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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