acquittal
n.
act of declaring innocent; act of freeing from a debt or duty
Acquittal
In
criminal law, an acquittal is a verdict of not guilty, or some similar end of the proceeding that terminates it with
prejudice without a verdict of
guilty being entered against the accused. The opposite result is a
conviction. In the
common law tradition, an acquittal formally certifies the innocence of the accused, as far as the criminal law is concerned. Under the rules of
double jeopardy and
autrefois acquit, an acquittal operates to bar the retrial of the accused for the same offense, even if new
evidence surfaces that further implicates the accused. The effect of an acquittal on criminal proceedings is the same whether it results from a
jury verdict, or whether it results from the operation of some other rule that discharges the accused.
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acquittal
Noun
1. a judgment of not guilty
(antonym) conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence
(hypernym) final judgment, final decision
(derivation) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Acquittal
(n.)
The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.
(n.)
A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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