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Acquittal

Acquittal, The legal certification usually by jury verdict that an accused person is not guilty of the charged offence.

acquittal 1 : release or discharge from debt or other liability 2 : a setting free or deliverance from

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implied acquittal : an acquittal of a more serious offense (as first-degree murder) that is considered to result from a

Acquittal in fact, means an acquittal by a jury verdict of not guilty, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.

Acquittal in law, means an acquittal by operation of law, as to someone who has been charged merely as

judgment of acquittal see judgment

Acquittal contracts, a discharge from an obligation, which is either by deed, prescription, or tenure, Co. Litt. 100 a.

Judgment of acquittal, means a judgment, rendered on the defendant's motion or court's own motion, that acquits the defendant of the

directed verdict of acquittal see verdict

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