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Sentence Examples The judge acquitted other members of her in-laws' family by giving them the benefit of the doubt. Carranza was acquitted but such conciliatory gestures from Philip were rare. Oh, I acquitted myself well enough and no-one got bruised, but I ended the working day feeling washed out, tired and a little downcast. On Friday she was acquitted of the charge and wept with relief when she realised her nightmare was finally over. The five officers were acquitted of manslaughter charges on the direction of the trial judge. The fact that you have not had a fair trial is irrelevant if you are acquitted. The South African attorney general later acquitted her on the grounds of self-defence. I am reminded by our learned friends that he was acquitted of the offences. He was acquitted of charges of abuse and fraud in relation to the oil deal. In such event they might have acquitted him of murder, though finding him guilty of assisting the offender. Nine months after his conviction, however, an appeals judge acquitted him of all charges. The four white officers were acquitted on criminal charges a year after the shooting. One of those cases saw him being acquitted of suborning perjury in a case involving an animal rights terrorist. The son was convicted but the defendant was acquitted and awarded his costs out of central funds. However, it was a wonderful event and the performers all acquitted themselves well. Two of last year's under-14 squad made their championship debuts and both players acquitted themselves extremely well. They acquitted themselves really well with some fine performances in the First Division of this MAZDA-sponsored AAI event. On that evening of great significance it cannot have been easy for her to relax into the role, but clearly she acquitted herself well. All performers acquitted themselves with considerable talent and enthusiasm and seemed to genuinely enjoy their roles. While his performance during the exercise was not especially noteworthy, he acquitted himself satisfactorily overall. Show More Sentences She still hedges a bit on her command responsibility, but I think she actually acquitted herself quite well in this online discussion. They felt they'd acquitted themselves of their minimum responsibility but getting the statement into the technically true category. The administration will finally have acquitted itself of the charge of failing to admit its mistakes, but at a terrible price. In May 1999 the Applicant was acquitted by the unanimous verdict of a jury at Wood Green Crown Court. I think we acquitted ourselves really well in the Champions League, but it still rankles with most of us that we are out of it. She beat the rap in August, acquitted of all charges by a federal jury in Memphis. He was eventually acquitted, though with the recommendation that he leave the country immediately. Yesterday, the Recorder of Manchester, Judge David Maddison, formally acquitted Horton and said he was free to leave court. Having been acquitted in Canton, he was erroneously set free by lawmen who didn't see the orders to transport him back. He was later tried for having antedated a consulting bill, but was acquitted. He was acquitted on both those counts, also attempted rape, also incest, but was found guilty of attempted incest. The other case was the woman who was acquitted in court for using a riding crop on her son. It may be, of course, that the person seeking the intervention of the appellate court will be acquitted. I drove around most of the Midlands and east of England in this car and it acquitted itself admirably. Seven HDA members were arraigned in court charged with neglecting their duties, but were later acquitted. It wasn't until April 2004, almost four years later, that the final arrestees stood trial and were acquitted on all charges. The father was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, but was acquitted. He was acquitted on a technicality last month, but has been asked by the government to provide a full explanation for his conduct. The life of a prosecutor is not an easy one especially when offenders are acquitted on a technicality. All four of them acquitted themselves with distinction appearing in all their finals. Show More Sentences He said he would have fired the officers even if they'd been acquitted of all charges. The state jury acquitted Nelson of all charges, including second-degree murder. Despite the fact that the club has only been in existence for a short time, both teams acquitted themselves well. Following the overthrow of the Raterepublik, he was indicted for high treason but was subsequently acquitted of all charges. The court acquitted six of the defendants, while the soldiers on trial were all cashiered. The soldiers were subsequently tried by a regimental court martial and acquitted. In 1867 a Dr Spencer was acquitted of manslaughter after a medication error in which strychnine was dispensed to a patient instead of bismuth. Despite the fact that Arbuckle was later acquitted of manslaughter after two hung juries, he was essentially blacklisted from Hollywood. Many moons ago, a Spanish football team travelled to the Olympic Games in Belgium, where they acquitted themselves well, winning many fans. And should my sin of commission or omission create employment, I do not even need to be acquitted. A lot of them acquitted themselves very well, but it was just such an uneven contest. Even some investigating agencies make a song and dance about their findings and jail persons only to be acquitted later. He was acquitted, but the stress of the trial was blamed for his death from a heart attack two years ago. William Hone was acquitted in three famous trials after having parodied the litany, the Athanasian Creed, and the church catechism. He was acquitted on the orders of a judge on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Yet she has shown at various Commonwealth Games that she has a fine temperament and might have acquitted herself outstandingly in Athens. He was charged with two criminal offences, and was acquitted of both offences. At his trial, on a charge of refusing to provide a breath sample, the accused was acquitted. No one who has been finally acquitted or convicted of, or pardoned for, an offence shall be tried or punished for it again. At the centre of the challenge is a cap on the amount acquitted defendants can claim back. Show More Sentences In March 2002, they were both acquitted on charges of murder and culpable homicide. She was jailed for three years and nine months for 15 counts of deception but was acquitted of attempted murder. Of the eight others, seven received suspended sentences and one was acquitted. The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime. If he is acquitted, the accused person's assets are unfrozen. On the night George Zimmerman was acquitted, for instance, the NAACP was kicking off its annual meeting in Orlando. He was tried for impiety, but acquitted by the Athenian jury. Thorpe was acquitted of all wrongdoing, and here is what Waugh had to say about that acquittal in the introduction to his book. The employee was acquitted of the principal offence, but the Court of Appeal upheld the employer's conviction for, essentially, procuring the actus reus. Although he was acquitted in 1991, the incident has dogged him ever since. He was acquitted of eight charges involving cocaine racketeering. Two years later, the duo was sensationally acquitted in an appellate trial that set them free. Unfaithful is acquitted and free to go, but is sternly cautioned by the Judge to avoid the lofts of unkempt Gallic playboys or he won't be as lenient the next time. Nonetheless, Martha, I feel that the grace with which you have acquitted yourself throughout this entire situation demonstrates the ample strength of your character. Later that year, he was also tried for tax evasion, and was ultimately acquitted in both cases. Williams was ultimately acquitted of aggravated manslaughter charges, but convicted of attempting to cover up the fatal shooting of a limousine driver. He is acquitted of theft but convicted of handling and sent to prison. The naval infantrymen acquitted themselves honorably, time and again coming to the aid of motorized rifle, paratroops, and Interior Ministry units. The man was acquitted but the young women were charged with perjury. A Victorian coroner has subpoenaed the man acquitted of one the State's most notorious murders to give evidence at another inquest into the death. Show More Sentences The woman was acquitted of perjury, which could have landed the mother of three 15 years in jail. They lost just twice all season and finished five points ahead of the pack to charge back to the top flight where they acquitted themselves well with some great performances. He had been acquitted, by direction of the Recorder, of attempted theft. After 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury found that the evidence was insufficient and acquitted Lizzie. The film's cast is acquitted, and most are commended for fine work. Jack has been acquitted of manslaughter and delightedly regales his girlfriend Maggie and their neighbours Lynne and Dennis with a disparaging account of the trial. However, it does not extend to autrefois acquit, and so if a person is acquitted of a crime he can be retried. Although the proceedings were legitimate jury trials, many were abandoned due to lack of evidence and 30 men were acquitted. Mark Forster, 41, accused of battering Roland Carmagnole, 27, to death in 1987, was acquitted of murder by a Liverpool crown court jury. The court also ordered the inmate and his cellmate to four years each in jail but acquitted another cellmate for lack of evidence. Hickok was acquitted, and it caused a public outcry of injustice. An Alabama jury acquitted him after a four-day trial in which experts traced the musical and cultural developments of rap music. A year later, 14-year-old Stompie Moeketsi was found with his throat slit, and Winnie was charged but later acquitted of his murder. Of course, this does not mean that Elonis will be acquitted. Al-Megrahi was convicted of the bombing on 31 January, while his co-defendant, Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, was acquitted of all charges. Marat was quickly acquitted but the incident further acerbated the 'Girondins' versus 'Montagnards' party strife in the Convention. Bonaparte dispatched an impassioned defense in a letter to the commissar Saliceti, and he was subsequently acquitted of any wrongdoing. Sayers depicts in the House of Lords the fictional trial of a duke who is accused, and eventually acquitted, of murder. On 11 February 1779 Keppel was acquitted of all charges and became a national hero. The House of Commons eventually impeached Hastings, but subsequently, the House of Lords acquitted him of all charges. Show More Sentences For a child with no interest in sport he acquitted himself reasonably well in cricket and rugby for the school. The case was therefore dismissed and Anderlecht was acquitted from all charges. However, some of these smaller, third tier nations, such as Japan, acquitted themselves well in their opening matches. Two months later Fitzsimmons was charged with manslaughter but was acquitted. They were acquitted of this charge, as the evidence against them only proved that they had drunk to James' health. It was known for acquitted persons to die in jail for lack of jailer's fees. Simpson was held civilly liable in 1997 for wrongful death even after being tried and acquitted in 1995 of murder. Haradinaj was acquitted on all counts along with fellow KLA veterans Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj. However, on 29 November 2012 all three were acquitted for second time on all charges. She summoned him to her presence to remonstrate with him unsuccessfully, and later charged him with treason, but he was acquitted and released. By contrast, a person who had been acquitted of a lesser offence could not be tried for an aggravated form even if new evidence became available. As a result, the judge ruled that the defendants could not receive a fair trial and all 14 were acquitted. According to Roman law, she was tried by her husband before her kinsmen, and was acquitted. Simon was formally acquitted of the charges, but in August 1252 he was nevertheless dismissed. Once again, Domitian acquitted himself of this task dutifully, and with care. The accessories may be prosecuted, tried and punished, though the principal has not been prosecuted or has been acquitted. Sometimes a plaintiff may prevail in a tort case even if the person who allegedly caused harm was acquitted in an earlier criminal trial. Simpson was acquitted in criminal court of murder but later found liable for the tort of wrongful death. Queen Caroline, consort of King George IV, was tried by the House of Commons and acquitted. However, he was able to discredit the prosecution's case, and at great embarrassment to the government he was acquitted. Show More Sentences Two years later, they were sensationally acquitted on appeal. After being acquitted, Victor returns home with his father, who has restored to Elizabeth some of her father's fortune. He was arrested, tried and, thanks to a technicality, acquitted. Twice I actually hired myself as an under-mate in a Greenland whaler, and acquitted myself to admiration. The court acquitted a 43-year-old Iraqi woman, who was the general anaesthesiologist, of any responsibility in the case. He was acquitted, then convicted and then DNA testing freed him for good. According to state-run Al-Ahram newspaper, 14 were condemned to be executed, four received life im prisonment and six were acquitted. The government filled London with troops, but in spite of their officers, the soldiers shouted and sounded their trumpets when they heard that Lilburne was acquitted. Charges were soon dropped against Agim Murtezi as a case of mistaken identity, whereas Fatmir Limaj was acquitted of all charges on November 30, 2005 and released. In practice, however, if someone is acquitted in a lower District Court, then the prosecutor can appeal to the High Court, and then to the Supreme Court. He initially walked free from Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in June last year after a legal technicality led to the salvage firm operator being acquitted of the charges against him. In these cases the trial is concluded and the prosecution is precluded from appealing or retrying the defendant over the offense to which they were acquitted. She was acquitted in 1992, and the culprit has not been found. The Dokki Misdemeanour Court acquitted on Saturday television presenter Abdel Raheem Ali, known for airing alleged leaked phone calls of prominent political activists. The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association's Food and Drug Administration-approved experts panel, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review, has acquitted the slandered sulfates. Ironically, he was acquitted of piracy, but convicted of murder. Attorneys representing State Department Special Agent Christopher Deedy argued against a third trial for manslaughter after a jury acquitted him of murder last year. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury in March acquitted 24-year-old Joshua Harville of four counts of arson but deadlocked 8-4 in favor of not guilty on two other arson charges. On Sunday, the Kuwaiti court also acquitted 36 bidoons who had been accused of taking part in an unlicenced demonstration and assaulting police, Kafeefa said. The court, however, acquitted one defendant after proving that the prime suspect is his biological father, Dubai-based Al Emarat Al Youm reported on Tuesday. Show More Sentences However, until 1774 a defendant acquitted by an English or Welsh court would be remanded to jail until he had paid the jailer for the costs of his confinement. If an impeachment attempt is unsuccessful or the official is acquitted, no new cases can be filed against that impeachable official for at least one full year. His promotion of cremation and open practice of it led to his arrest and trial, but he was acquitted, achieving a level of fame throughout Britain. At America's first witch trial, Hugh was found innocent, while Mary was acquitted of witchcraft but sentenced to be hanged for the death of her child. The hideous features of the knouter pleaded in favour of the young heroine, who, amid a scene of general enthusiasm, was acquitted without hesitation on the part of the jury. A former Lancaster state prison corrections officer acquitted of three of four charges in a child-molestation trial in Kern County will not face a second trial. Examples from Classical Literature The guardia civil could rearrest individuals and again charge them with crimes of which they had already been acquitted. He would like to say a few words, while there is time, to those who would have acquitted him. The fraudulency of the act was thus established, and so recognized by the court, although the accused was acquitted by the jury. On this wise the ambassadors were acquitted of all concern in the matter and dismissed. But he should not leave her till he had acquitted her of the vile, missish crime of flirting with another because he was absent. Mr creasy, as a distinguished scholar and a professor of history, has acquitted himself very ably. Professor of history at Upsala, he was once accused of heterodoxy, but acquitted. She was acquitted, and she is said to have been the only person so freed in a slave state. She was regent for the first time in May, 1506, and she acquitted herself most creditably. Soon he had acquitted himself of his stewardship and given the check into her hand. What's the truth about that McMahon claim-jumper who was acquitted this morning? He had recourse to the law everywhere, and the tapster was everywhere acquitted. During the Thermidorian reaction he was one of the first to be accused of complicity with the fallen leader, but was acquitted. He acquitted himself of the task, with a most laughable attention. In the arrangements of the little household, Miss Pross took charge of the lower regions, and always acquitted herself marvellously. He was arrested, tried in Ajaccio, and acquitted by a sympathetic judge. Darby was arraigned four several times, but always acquitted. Wells, though acquitted of the felony, was punished as a bawd. Corbin then entered on the record that Thomas was acquitted. Cicero, Pompey and Crassus all spoke on his behalf, and he was acquitted. Show More Sentences During the remainder of the day, poor Hepzibah acquitted herself even less creditably, as a shop-keeper, than in her earlier efforts. Tried for piracy at St. Kitts in March, 1722, and acquitted. Bulgaria's Former Defense Minister Nikolay Tsonev has founded a new party just days after he was conclusively acquitted of malfeasance in office. Their very simplicity and ignorance would have acquitted them. The floor could be acquitted, on sight, of harbouring the quarry. If they are acquitted, they have no indemnification to expect. De Rigaud, the future French governor in Canada, acquitted himself well as a mousquetaire in battles at Valciennes and Ypres. Perhaps acquitted on a mere technicality of law or a perjured alibi. He reached Williamsburg, Va., just after his brother was acquitted. The Athenian judges acquitted phryne because she was beautiful. But at last the High Court of Appeal went into it and the poor fellow was acquitted and put under proper care. Neither had I so soon learned the gratitude of courtiers, to persuade myself, that his majesty's present seventies acquitted me of all past obligations. The Bowbelle skipper, Capt Douglas Henderson, was formally acquitted of a charge of failing to keep a proper look-out after juries twice failed to reach verdicts. Fellow Midlander Ashley Hughes, 19, from Birmingham, also faced malicious damage and breach of the peace charges, which he also denied, and was acquitted too. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of acquitted? Words that rhyme with acquitted What is the adjective for acquitted? What is the noun for acquitted? Translations for acquitted Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words acquittance acquittals Acquittal acquittal acquits acquit acquitting acr acral acre Acre acreage 9-letter Words Starting With a ac acq acqu acqui acquit acquitt acquitte