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
Repeatedly failing to get bail or a new trial or acquittal, Combs has been teaching a life coach class to fellow inmates while incarcerated in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since September 2024.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Several government witnesses filed victim impact statements to Judge Subramanian ahead of Friday's sentencing hearing, including Ventura, who expressed disappointment over Combs' acquittal.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The acquittals meant Combs was no longer facing the possibility of life in prison.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s attorneys also filed multiple motions for acquittal, which were denied by circuit court Judge David Chamberlain, who is presiding over the trial.
—Pj Green
september 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Several government witnesses filed victim impact statements to Judge Subramanian ahead of Friday's sentencing hearing, including Ventura, who expressed disappointment over Combs' acquittal.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The acquittals meant Combs was no longer facing the possibility of life in prison.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s attorneys also filed multiple motions for acquittal, which were denied by circuit court Judge David Chamberlain, who is presiding over the trial.
—Pj Green
september 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquittal
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In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Polling shows the mass pardons were unpopular.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Don’t ask for permission, beg for forgiveness.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Becoming a psychologist taught me a great deal about healing, forgiveness and grace – and how all of that must start with ourselves.—
Angela Kenzslowe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The city’s clearing of its largest encampment, however, triggered other mini-sites because residents either failed to find shelter elsewhere or declined the city’s offer, as in this case.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Data is also collected from the El Cajon Homeless Task Force, as well as from park staff as clearings are completed.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Now, after his exoneration, ICE has revived the decades-old order.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The findings also effectively means the exoneration of four teenage boys initially implicated in the killings in 1999, two of whom confessed.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the Yankees' sense of vindication may be short-lived.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Arteta has been criticised for having a ‘safety-first’ approach, but the numbers offer him some vindication.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Acquittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquittal. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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