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war against the King. He was defended by Erskine and acquitted for want of evidence; see 21 St. Tr. 485; Lecky's

in 1776; that of the Earl of Cardigan, who was acquitted of murder (in a duel) in 1841; and that of

directed verdict called also judgment non obstante veredicto judgment of acquittal : a judgment that is rendered upon motion of the

Lord Cardigan wounded Captain Tuckett, and was tried before, and acquitted by, the House of Lords in 1841; and Mr. Seton

certain cases the prosecutor to pay the costs of an acquitted person. S. 3 of the Poor Prisoners Defence Act, 1930,

any woman tried for the murder of a child is acquitted thereof, she can lawfully be convicted of concealment of birth

Barr-fee, a fee of 20l. payable by every prisoner acquitted of felony to the sheriff or gaoler, Termes de la

the plaintiff does not prove his case the defendant is acquitted.

Acquittal in law, means an acquittal by operation of law, as

That may be excused forgiven justified or acquitted of blame pardonable as the man is excusable an excusable