as in pardons
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 acquittals
But in other court districts where cases are further along, many have been tossed by judges or resulted in acquittals.
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Six have gone to trial, including five for assault on a federal officer, and all have resulted in acquittals.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
This was one of only two cases that resulted in acquittals in the numerous prosecutions arising out of the collapse of Enron.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Eighteen of those cases were dismissed and two ended in acquittals.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
Though Combs’ defense argued that his acquittals on the most serious charges precluded the court from considering the women’s claims of coercion, Judge Arun Subramanian said the women’s claims of violence and exploitation were major factors in the prison sentence of four years and two months.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Two of the cases that went to trial resulted in acquittals, including one that took place in the Eastern District of Virginia.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
But Cuba’s Supreme Court annulled the acquittals in May and ordered new trials after the government prosecutor in the case complained about the decision, according to the documents.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Six have gone to trial, including five for assault on a federal officer, and all have resulted in acquittals.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
This was one of only two cases that resulted in acquittals in the numerous prosecutions arising out of the collapse of Enron.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Eighteen of those cases were dismissed and two ended in acquittals.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
Though Combs’ defense argued that his acquittals on the most serious charges precluded the court from considering the women’s claims of coercion, Judge Arun Subramanian said the women’s claims of violence and exploitation were major factors in the prison sentence of four years and two months.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Two of the cases that went to trial resulted in acquittals, including one that took place in the Eastern District of Virginia.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
But Cuba’s Supreme Court annulled the acquittals in May and ordered new trials after the government prosecutor in the case complained about the decision, according to the documents.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquittals
Noun
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The Tribune has reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Senegal supporters who were detained in Morocco in the wake of the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final in January have been released after receiving royal pardons.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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This process occurs multiple times daily, but it is believed that during one of the clearings, a chlorine air bubble was released, which is atypical, waterpark staff told the fire department.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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But in Oakland, where the homeless population is well over 5,000 by official estimates, some advocates have questioned whether tent clearings create a whack-a-mole problem — given that most homeless residents have nowhere else to go.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The law isn’t perfect, raising several barriers to testing, but still, DNA evidence has featured in 17 of Florida’s 30 death row exonerations.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Although Simon has never been charged with a crime, many of her former cases are under review and more exonerations are expected, attorneys with the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic told CNN.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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