acquitting 1 of 2

present participle of acquit

acquitting

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adjective

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Recent Examples of acquitting
Adjective
The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Jury leans toward convicting Sweet and brother Harry for manslaughter and acquitting everyone else, but can't reach unanimous verdicts. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Verdict Announced in Young Dolph's Murder Trial The jury deliberated for about three hours before acquitting the 45-year-old of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges. Jenna Sundel gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 In 2013, with Knox now back in the United States, Italy’s highest court ordered a new trial, ultimately acquitting her in 2015. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitting
Verb
  • With the postgame handshakes delivered and the field gradually clearing, Rising and Brady Smigiel meet near the 45-yard line and embrace.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The first step for Palestinians is clearing the rubble, and then getting supplies needed for reconstruction, says NPR's Greg Myre, who is in Tel Aviv.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Every week provides viral moments captured on cellphones of sports fans behaving badly, often erupting into life-altering brawls and chaos.
    Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Eilish has spoken out in the past about fans behaving inappropriately at concerts.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Louisiana State Police published new video from the deadly pileup involving LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy, defending its investigation after Lacy's lawyer claimed to have new evidence allegedly exonerating the late college football star.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Italy's highest court made the final ruling in 2015, exonerating Knox and Sollecito for good.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Pulisic came into the camp carrying an injury, and the conditions in Denver weren’t Arctic.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • So, when viewing the Raiders’ expectations for running back Ashton Jeanty this season, Bowers is the right man to ask about carrying that load while getting acclimated to the NFL at the same time.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sainz finished third at Baku, capturing Williams' first podium in years and vindicating his decision to believe in team principal James Vowles' vision for the future.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Its debt has soared from distressed levels, vindicating bondholders who withstood years of brinkmanship and legal drama with Ergen.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The leather straps for restraining limbs are still there on opposite ends underneath stacks of paper.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Darcy said that when a person is resisting officers, their knowledge of the person having pre-existing medical conditions is not enough to prevent them from restraining someone combative.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the trials, according to a Board of Bar Overseers report, the prosecutors were engaging in misconduct that included withholding exculpatory evidence and demonstrating racial bias against the defendant in emails.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors are required to turn over potentially exculpatory evidence to the defense ahead of trial.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a statement on Friday, the Chinese Embassy in Chile said that China strengthens supervision of the country's deep-sea fishing by conducting 24-hour monitoring of its vessels and requiring them to report their positions hourly, far exceeding international standards.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Analysts say the development positions China among the few nations capable of conducting long-range ground combat.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025

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