The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.
A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.
A release, absolution, or discharge of an obligation or liability. In criminal law the finding of not guilty.
A judgment by a criminal court of not guilty.
A finding by a judge or jury that a person tried for committing a crime is not guilty.
When a judge or jury finds that the person on trial is "not guilty."
a judgment of a court, based either on the verdict of a jury or a judicial officer, that the defendant is not guilty of the offense(s) for which he was tried.
A decision by a judge or jury that a defendant in a criminal case is not guilty of the crimes with which he was charged. An acquittal is not equivalent to being found innocent, rather it is a determination that the prosecution did not meet its burden to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
A final judgment by a judge or jury that the prosecution has not proven a criminal defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This is a not guilty verdict.
Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guiltybeyond a reasonable doubt.
Judgment of the court, based on the verdict of a jury or a judicial officer, that the defendant is not guilty of the offense(s) for which he or she has been tried.
In a criminal case, a verdict by a jury or judge that the defendant is not guilty of the offense.
a finding that the defendant is not guilty of the charges brought by the government. This finding may be reached by the trial judge either in a case tried before the judge or on a motion for judgment of acquittal made by a defendant or the judge in a jury trial. The jury may make such a finding in a case tried before it.
Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been pro ved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
When a person is found not guilty of a crime with which he has been charged. He is then said to be acquitted.
The judgment of the court, based upon the verdict of the jury or judge, that a defendant is not guilty of the offense for which he or she has been tried.
A not-guilty verdict absolving an accused party of guilt. Release or absolution.
The decision of a judge or jury that the defendant is not guilty of the crimes alleged.
A judgment by the court that the accused is not guilty of the charge.
A judgment finding that a defendant is not guilty of committing a particular crime.
released, absolved, purged of an accusation after trial as a result of a verdict of not guilty by a jury or judge.
A jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
a final judgement by a judge or jury that the evidence fails to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This is a "not guilt" verdict.
Judgment that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In other words, a verdict of "not guilty."
A discharge or release which takes place when the judge or jury, upon trial finds a verdict of not guilty.
Legal judgment that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt if the charges against him.
The legal and formal certification of the innocence of a person charged with a crime.
A setting free from a criminal charge.
When the jury finds a defendant not guilty.
A finding of not guilty in a criminal case.
A verdict in a criminal trial in which the defendant is found not guilty of the charge.
to be found not guilty of a violation of law.
A finding that a person is not guilty of a criminal offence• Criminal Courts
a judgment of court, based on the decision of either a jury or a judge, that a person accused is not guilty of the crime for which he has been tried.
a legal judgment, based on the decision of either a jury or a judge, that an accused is not guilty of the crime for which he has been charged or tried.
A discharge from accusation by judicial action. acquittance n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
Added - 09 Thu March 2006 An acquittal is the discharge of a defendant(s) following a verdict or direction of not guilty.
The court's decision that a person is innocent of the crime they were charged with.
A finding by a criminal court that the accused is not guilty of the offence for which he has been tried.
Final judgment that a defendant in a criminal trial has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; "not guilty."
Verdict after a criminal trial that defendant is not guilty of charged crime. Compare guilty.
a finding by the court that the defendant is not guilty of the offence charged.
A legal judgment that an accused is not guilty of the crime for which he or she has be charged and tried.
A judicial finding of a person's innocence; a deliverance or setting free of a person from a charge of guilty.
A finding at trail of innocence on the part of the defendant.
A decision by the trial jury or judge that a person is not guilty of an offense.
Finding a criminal defendant not guilty of the charge against him/her.
The legal certification of the innocence of a person who has been charged with a crime.
Release or discharge, especially by verdict of a jury; being found not guilty.
A judgment in a criminal case in which the defendant is proven to be "not guilty."
A decision made by a judge or jury that the accused was not proven guilty of committing the crime.
A trial verdict that indicates that the defendant in a criminal case has not been found guilty of the crime charged, beyond a reasonable doubt.
A judgment of a court based on the verdict of a jury or the finding of a judicial officer, that the defendant is not guilty of all offenses in the case.
A legal finding by a judge or jury that a person accused of a crime is not guilty.
In criminal law, an acquittal is the legal result of a verdict of not guilty, or some similar end of the proceeding that terminates it with prejudice without a verdict of guilty being entered against the accused. The opposite result is a conviction.
