How to Use acquit in a Sentence
acquit
verb
- The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime.
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Jurors can acquit or convict Chauvin on all of the charges or any combination of the counts.
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Paul Walsh,
Star Tribune,
12 Mar. 2021
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The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence, and Sullivan was acquitted.
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Hilda Dzietror,
ABC News,
25 Oct. 2024
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When presented with multiple charges, jurors can convict or acquit on all or any combination of the counts.
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Chao Xiong,
Star Tribune,
24 Feb. 2021
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Jupe acquits himself well for such a young performer, but he’s tasked with hammering the same beats over and over: Noah hallucinates.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2024
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Combs was put on trial in 2001 for the shooting and Lopez testified, but Combs was acquitted by a jury.
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Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2024
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Eighty-six percent of Republican senators voted to acquit him of impeachment charges.
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Victor Davis Hanson,
National Review,
4 Mar. 2021
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The shooter was sentenced to life in prison; the deputy was acquitted of all charges.
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Jimena Tavel,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2024
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Chase was acquitted by the Senate in 1805 on all counts.
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Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
12 July 2024
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The two sets of actors playing the friends as kids and the survivors as adults acquit themselves well.
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Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2021
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The judges in both Mr. Yakunin and Mr. Reznichenko’s cases have now decided to acquit them.
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Henrik Pryser Libell,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2022
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The two defendants have filed motions to the judge to overturn the verdicts and acquit them.
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James Fanelli,
WSJ,
21 Jan. 2022
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Jones, who worked at the border crossings in San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, was acquitted of a bribery charge.
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Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2024
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This is the second time in the past six years that Menendez has faced bribery charges, but he was acquitted last time.
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Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
18 July 2024
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But the defense acquitted itself nicely in the warm-up.
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Matt Stahl | [email protected],
al,
2 Sep. 2023
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He was acquitted on three other charges, and was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
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Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 July 2024
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Trump was impeached by the House and accused of inciting the events of Jan. 6, but he was acquitted by the Senate.
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Libby Cathey,
ABC News,
1 June 2023
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He was acquitted on three other charges, and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
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Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Apr. 2024
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Trump was later acquitted of both charges in the Senate.
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Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2023
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Under state and federal law, Rule 29 refers to the request to acquit.
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The Enquirer,
22 Nov. 2022
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In the first trial, jurors reported a split of eight votes to convict, four to acquit Penn, Fries, Brady and Austin.
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Bob Van Voris,
Bloomberg.com,
14 Apr. 2022
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He was acquitted of one charge, and the jury deadlocked on others.
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Will Weissert,
ajc,
31 Mar. 2023
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On Wednesday, the judge rejected a motion from the defense to acquit him.
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Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2021
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In the first civil rights trial, Nitz was acquitted of both civil rights charges filed against him while Ebens was found guilty of one of them.
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Niraj Warikoo,
Detroit Free Press,
28 June 2024
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Leslie’s lawyer assumes that his client will be acquitted.
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James Wood,
The New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2023
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Simpson predicted there was enough doubt to acquit Murdaugh of killing his wife and son.
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Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2024
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While the House impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the Senate voted to acquit him of the two charges.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2022
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He was acquitted, but Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison for first-degree assault in the shooting.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2024
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Combs was acquitted of gun possession and bribery charges, while Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2024
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Madeleine admits to the crime and is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense — and in result becomes a star, as well as a feminist icon.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
1 Nov. 2023
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