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
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.
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Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
However, many cases where charges were brought against activists have been dismissed or resulted in acquittals.
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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.
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CBS News,
7 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.
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ABC News,
4 June 2026
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.
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Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Eighteen of those cases were dismissed and two ended in acquittals.
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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.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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
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.
—
ABC News,
4 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
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Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance.
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Trump issued mass pardons to Capitol rioters on his first day back in the White House last year.
Noun
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But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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