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Acquit

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000330

To find a defendant not guilty of the charges brought against them in a criminal trial. This legal judgment formally releases the defendant from the accusation. An acquittal can result from a jury verdict, a judge's decision, or a directed verdict due to insufficient evidence presented by the prosecution.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000330
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000330",
  "term": "Acquit",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To find a defendant not guilty of the charges brought against them in a criminal trial. This legal judgment formally releases the defendant from the accusation. An acquittal can result from a jury verdict, a judge's decision, or a directed verdict due to insufficient evidence presented by the prosecution.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/acquit/"
}

Record 93 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.