as in acquitted
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
I will present evidence that will exculpate my client
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acquitted
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Cole was tried in 2021, partially acquitted and tried again the following year, convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025 -
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts ‒ site of two brutal murders in 1892 for which Borden was tried and acquitted ‒ has come to a similar conclusion.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Exculpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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