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
His impeachment in the state House and trial in the state Senate were seen as another proxy battle within the party, with House Republicans overwhelmingly voting to impeach him and most Senate Republicans voting for his acquittal.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Feb. 2025
The filing comes a month after Penny's acquittal in a high-profile and controversial manslaughter trial.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Still, their acquittal occurred under highly suspicious circumstances when one of the critical witnesses for the prosecution went missing.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
After three and a half hours of deliberations, the jury returned with its full acquittal of Caton.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Feb. 2025
The filing comes a month after Penny's acquittal in a high-profile and controversial manslaughter trial.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Still, their acquittal occurred under highly suspicious circumstances when one of the critical witnesses for the prosecution went missing.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
After three and a half hours of deliberations, the jury returned with its full acquittal of Caton.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquittal
Noun
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In fact, Trump views the Justice Department as a tool to uplift his political agenda, undoing the dedicated work of dozens of federal agents and prosecutors with his blanket pardon of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and punishing or firing personnel that had engaged in disfavored inquiries.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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This administration is leading us down a dark path and putting an indelible stain on every institution, badge and public official that no presidential pardon will or should ever wash away.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The attack on student loan forgiveness programs is three-pronged.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Trump administration plans to eliminate Energy Star program Is credit card debt forgiveness smart for seniors?—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The program shells out roughly $20 million each year on individualized home safety assessments, home hardening and vegetation clearing grants and evacuation route clearing operations.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Activists have criticized clearing acres of trees, said that a firing range on campus could be dangerous and that the project would change the Matthews campus’ culture for the worse.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet vindication in the courts did not mean access to the nation’s airwaves.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Him mentioning structure provides some vindication to INEOS who are at least making steps to fix this mess, whether these steps are in the right direction is up for debate.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Acquittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquittal. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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