as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
confidently predicted that his client's trial would result in a full acquittal
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Recent Examples of acquittal
The judge found the evidence insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, resulting in acquittal on all counts.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Snyder’s appeal makes a motion for new trial on his charge of obstructing the IRS and challenges the denial of his motion for acquittal and the denial of a motion for leave to file a motion for a new trial for obstructing the IRS, according to the two-page notice of appeal.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Mellon’s Soviet acquisitions were disclosed in the mid-1930s during his tax-evasion trial (which ended in a posthumous acquittal), but by the time the National Gallery opened, controversy over his questionable dealings had largely faded.
—Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Mar. 2026
The jurors deliberated for two days in late October before reaching their verdicts, which included one acquittal of a wire-fraud count.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Snyder’s appeal makes a motion for new trial on his charge of obstructing the IRS and challenges the denial of his motion for acquittal and the denial of a motion for leave to file a motion for a new trial for obstructing the IRS, according to the two-page notice of appeal.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Mellon’s Soviet acquisitions were disclosed in the mid-1930s during his tax-evasion trial (which ended in a posthumous acquittal), but by the time the National Gallery opened, controversy over his questionable dealings had largely faded.
—Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Mar. 2026
The jurors deliberated for two days in late October before reaching their verdicts, which included one acquittal of a wire-fraud count.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquittal
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McCrory also floated the possibility of Henry starting a new program at Blue Hills to help people obtain judicial pardons.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Herzog has been under intense pressure both to issue a pardon from Netanyahu’s supporters and to deny him one from his opponents and those worried about equality under the law.—
Galit Altstein,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul, per the logline.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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The defining moment of San Francisco getting mixed up with Cincinnati was when left-hander Erik Miller struck out rookie Sal Stewart to end last Thursday’s game, then subsequently ignited a benches-clearing brouhaha.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With a blend of atmospheric beatmaking, gauzy harmonies, and impressionistic songwriting, Quiet Light’s music casts a distinct spell, like stumbling upon Imogen Heap in a forest clearing or imagining a Taylor Swift album produced by Harold Budd.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Under the new district attorney, Ken Thompson, Brooklyn became the pioneer in conviction review, leading to more than three dozen exonerations.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The story was based on an inconclusive, preliminary finding by ballistics experts and led to speculation about Robinson’s possible exoneration.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Vinyl vindication The event comes as spending on vinyl continues to climb, even as streaming has become the dominant format for music listening.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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As such, the museum serves as a space of historical vindication for an artist who struggled, rock hammer in hand, against mountainous odds.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Acquittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquittal. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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