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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
acquit .
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Examples
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Suddenly, the enraged father whips out a concealed hand gun and aims it at the smiling acquited defendant.
The Preponderance of the Evidence, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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White would not have had to endure more imprisonment and a 3rd trial because he would have been acquited by that 11 – 1 vote and released.
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Did anyone believe that Saddam could even remotely be acquited, or get a lighter sentence when we gave him to an Iraqi cvilian court?
Giuliani to reiterate criticism of Obama's terror trial decision 2009
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For someone who believes in the rule of law and individual liberty, it would seem to me that the suspected acquited murder would have his liberty much impaired by being shot.
The Preponderance of the Evidence, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Are you more informed than the judge who acquited him?.
Rep. King on Jackson: 'There's nothing good about this guy' 2009
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Knowing that you always seem to get 1 or 2 of these types on juries, in England a person can be acquited (or convicted) by a 10 – 2 jury decision.
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There are thre scenarios in which our courts ultimately would not order the release of a civilian acquited of criminal charges.
Discourse.net: Nation Mag Claims ICE has Network of Secret Detention Faciilities -- in the USA 2009
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This will give these WAR criminals an opportunity to grandstand and POSSIBLY be acquited under the civil system for crimes they plead guilty to under the tribunial system.
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Michael Jackson was acquited of all charges and although Peter King would like to continue to slander Michael Jackson in death, the truth is Michael Jackson attained more love, wealth and fame from his fans than Peter King will ever attain with the pathetic attempt to steal the spotlight away from a wonderful human being that was Michael Jackson.
Rep. King on Jackson: 'There's nothing good about this guy' 2009
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Yes, I think Shirley Manson acquited herself well.
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