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as in exonerated
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime
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as in behaved
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle
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Recent Examples of acquitted
Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Wallace, one of Hernandez’s two co-defendants in the Lloyd murder case, is convicted of accessory to murder after the fact and acquitted of murder.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
So far, prosecutors have obtained guilty pleas from 23 defendants and convicted five more at trial, where two defendants were acquitted.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
Two deputies were charged with manslaughter, but were acquitted at trial.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
The court also acquitted two lower-ranking police officers who faced similar charges.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Jurors acquitted her of conspiracy to commit the killing.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
He was also convicted of a conspiracy to witness tamper charge that the others were acquitted of.
—Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
All were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges.
—Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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The sentiment being more important than the form, Miss Manners thinks Persons A and B both acquitted themselves most graciously.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Wallace, one of Hernandez’s two co-defendants in the Lloyd murder case, is convicted of accessory to murder after the fact and acquitted of murder.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
So far, prosecutors have obtained guilty pleas from 23 defendants and convicted five more at trial, where two defendants were acquitted.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
Two deputies were charged with manslaughter, but were acquitted at trial.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
The court also acquitted two lower-ranking police officers who faced similar charges.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Jurors acquitted her of conspiracy to commit the killing.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
He was also convicted of a conspiracy to witness tamper charge that the others were acquitted of.
—Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
All were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges.
—Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitted
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These long simulations, each running for thousands of model years, allowed the researchers to examine how El Niño and La Niña might have behaved in ancient Earth conditions.Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
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Then in the second episode, having behaved like a cad to Isabella for 20-ish minutes, Bobbie goes off on a rant.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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The White House Offer would lead customers to buy other Microsoft products that ran on Azure, the company’s cloud platform, which carried additional charges based on how much storage space and computing power the customer used.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Knights, led by fellow Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson, carried a nine-game win streak into Friday and had an overall record of 13-4-0-0.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The operation, conducted on-site southeast of Aberdeen, marks a significant milestone for offshore wind technology.Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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The margin of error for the total sample, conducted this spring, was plus or minus 5 percentage points at the 95% confidence interval.Steve Banker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Reports indicate that the soldiers were restrained and shot at close range, reflecting an alarming, growing trend of executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian troops.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Quite the elegant dram, but not restrained.Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Chu said the musical adaptation, which premiered on Broadway in 2003, was also coincidentally released during a momentous time.Tony Lee, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But unlike most news paper editorial boards, which are composed of opinion journalists that operate separately from a publication’s newsroom, the nascent New York Editorial Board is comprised of a mix of news editors, analysts, and columnists from across the city.Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors — along with special consideration from dermatologists.Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
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In connection with the extension, 2,290,989 ordinary shares were redeemed by shareholders for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $23,803,376.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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During the quarter, the company redeemed 4,010,928 shares of common stock, resulting in a withdrawal of $44,605,448 from the Trust Account.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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