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Example sentences
acquit a defendant
... The trial judge had misdirected the jury, but the conviction was safe because no reasonable jury could have acquitted the defendant.
Times, Sunday Times
However, occasionally jurors find the law to be invalid or unfair, and on that basis acquit the defendant, regardless of the evidence presented that the defendant violated the law. …
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquit
acquit verb
ac·quit | \ ə-ˈkwit \
acquitted; acquitting
Definition of acquit
transitive verb
1 : to discharge completely (as from an accusation or obligation) The court acquitted the prisoner.
... acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge. voted to acquit the defendant ...
Décision relative aux Demandes d'Acquittement de la Défense
https://www.icty.org/x/cases/kordic_cerkez/td...
En conséquence, elle demande à la Chambre de première instance d'acquitter l'accusé de toutes les charges retenues contre lui. La Défense fait également ...
L'ACQUITTEMENT POUR INSUFFISANCE DES MOYENS À ...
https://www.unilim.fr/iirco/2018/02/19/lacqui...
19 févr. 2018 — Il s'agit d'un mécanisme procédural typique de la common law, qui permet d'acquitter l'accusé à un stade intermédiaire de la phase du ...
