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In common law jurisdictions, an acquittal means that the prosecution has failed to prove that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the charge presented.
Related Definition
- acquittal:
n (now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
n (law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
n Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
n (historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
n (rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
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