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
His impeachment in the state House and trial in the state Senate were seen as another proxy battle within the party, with House Republicans overwhelmingly voting to impeach him and most Senate Republicans voting for his acquittal.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Feb. 2025
The filing comes a month after Penny's acquittal in a high-profile and controversial manslaughter trial.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Still, their acquittal occurred under highly suspicious circumstances when one of the critical witnesses for the prosecution went missing.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
After three and a half hours of deliberations, the jury returned with its full acquittal of Caton.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Feb. 2025
The filing comes a month after Penny's acquittal in a high-profile and controversial manslaughter trial.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Still, their acquittal occurred under highly suspicious circumstances when one of the critical witnesses for the prosecution went missing.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
After three and a half hours of deliberations, the jury returned with its full acquittal of Caton.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquittal
Noun
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Like the more than a hundred political prisoners released under the Vatican deal, Ferrer and Navarro were not given a pardon or amnesty but were released on conditional parole.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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In his first term, Trump did not issue a pardon until August 2017, about half a year after taking office.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Institute of Student Loan Advisors has a database of student loan forgiveness programs by state.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Under former President Joe Biden, the Education Department tried multiple times to give broad forgiveness of student loans, only to be stopped by courts.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Activists have criticized clearing acres of trees, said that a firing range on campus could be dangerous and that the project would change the Matthews campus’ culture for the worse.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
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The program shells out roughly $20 million each year on individualized home safety assessments, home hardening and vegetation clearing grants and evacuation route clearing operations.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet vindication in the courts did not mean access to the nation’s airwaves.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Him mentioning structure provides some vindication to INEOS who are at least making steps to fix this mess, whether these steps are in the right direction is up for debate.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Acquittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquittal. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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