acquittals

plural of acquittal

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of acquittals In its latest ruling, the appeals court did not enter acquittals. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 According to Ghaemi, the IRGC’s intelligence agency has consolidated control over interrogations, detention centers, judges, and prosecutors, and the proof is in the lack of acquittals. — Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 However, many cases where charges were brought against activists have been dismissed or resulted in acquittals. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 June 2026 The new indictments come as legal teams for both Jones and Dowling are in the process of seeking acquittals from Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross after evidence presented at a six-week trial in Akron failed in March to lead to unanimity among jurors, who deliberated for nine days. — CBS News, 7 June 2026 But in other court districts where cases are further along, many have been tossed by judges or resulted in acquittals. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquittals
Noun
  • The official also highlighted pardons handed down by Biden, including for his son Hunter and other family members.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The report highlighted how lobbyists and brokers are charging felons up to millions of dollars to sidestep the traditional Justice Department clemency process, using insider access and social media influencers to push presidential pardons.
    — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In very cold temperatures, elk may linger longer in clearings.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That’s the first of several remaining hard pivots that reveal Aepoh — and later, her Karen kinswoman Aeva (Waywiree Ittianunkul) — as uprooted victims of the authorities’ clearings.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Experts told me some prosecutors around the country were using the obscure plea as a tool to thwart exonerations.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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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“Acquittals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquittals. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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