How to Use acquittal in a Sentence

acquittal

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  • The case resulted in an acquittal of the defendant.
  • The case resulted in acquittal of the defendant.
  • Several jurors voted for acquittal.
  • No verdict can take the place of systemic change, but an acquittal would make things even worse.
    — Jamil Smith, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Here's a preview of what their three main arguments will be in an effort to gain an acquittal.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021
  • His conviction won’t ease that trauma, and his acquittal would only open the wounds further.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Following her acquittal, Borden and her sister moved to a new home which has since been dubbed Maplecroft.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Requests for an acquittal are routinely made midway through a trial and are usually denied.
    — Amy Forliti, baltimoresun.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • That also sounds like an attempt to influence the jury by suggesting that an acquittal would result in more street protests and perhaps violence.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021
  • As Chauvin's murder trial in Floyd's death heads toward the finish line, business owners fear more chaos if there's an acquittal.
    — Nicole Norfleet, Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
  • After Trump was out of office, the Senate conducted the trial, which resulted in his acquittal.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Two nights after Stockley’s acquittal, demonstrators broke windows downtown.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Judge Peter Cahill denied a motion for a judgment of acquittal by the defense after court resumed session Wednesday.
    — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The acquittal of Shultz, Souede said, was not even close.
    — oregonlive, 19 July 2022
  • The verdict marked the first full acquittal among the hundreds of people charged in the breach.
    — Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The first one is that Trump's acquittal, both of them, were inevitable.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The next day, the jury returned a complete acquittal of all of the doctors on all counts.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2022
  • An acquittal may lead others to wait for their own day in court.
    — Michael Kunzelman, ajc, 28 Feb. 2022
  • As Lewis notes, the odds of an acquittal in federal court are about half of one per cent.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Trump’s impeachment by the House and acquittal by the Senate.
    — Joe Walsh, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • Even his acquittal couldn’t remove the shadow of a doubt.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The acquittal also means the state will pay the defendants’ legal fees.
    — Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Upon Madeleine’s acquittal, a new life of fame, wealth and tabloid celebrity awaits — until the truth comes out.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2023
  • That could make an acquittal all the more stunning, some observers said.
    — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Their appeals ask for an acquittal of all charges or a new trial.
    — NBC News, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Till’s death and the subsequent acquittal of three white men charged with the brutal murder was one of the turning points of the movement.
    — Bev-Freda Jackson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The acquittal comes as a big relief to Lee, who has been embroiled in legal problems for years.
    — Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • An acquittal would hasten questions about the purpose of the inquiry and the cost to taxpayers.
    — Eric Tucker, ajc, 14 May 2022
  • Twenty-three of the 27 charges resulted in acquittals, and the jury wasn’t able to reach a verdict for another three charges.
    — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
  • Parnas played a role in Trump’s first impeachment trial, which ended in February 2020 with his acquittal on a party-line Senate vote.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024

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