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verdict
opponent has presented the evidence. 2 : a verdict of acquittal ordered by the court on the ground that the evidence
not guilty
defendant's behalf. 2 : a verdict rendered by a jury acquitting a criminal defendant upon finding that the prosecution has not
jury nullification
jury nullification : the acquitting of a defendant by a jury in disregard of the
expunge
out or destroy completely [ the court records of an acquitted defendant] ex·punge·ment n
acquittee
acquittee : a person who is acquitted of a criminal charge
Tutius semper est errare acquietando quam in puniendo, ex parte misericordia quam ex parte justitia
(H.H. P.C. 290), it is always safer to err in acquitting than in punishing: on the side of mercy, then of
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