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as in: she was acquitted Define
officially find "not guilty" of criminal charges
- So incredible that they acquitted her.
- Acquittal practically certain.
- After all, people don’t like a Coroner’s Inquest, even if the Coroner did acquit me of all blame!
- One more of us acquitted-too late!
- It took the jury only 30 minutes to acquit her of the murder charge.
- She was acquitted of all charges.
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as in: she was acquitted Define
officially find "not guilty" of criminal charges
as in: she acquitted herself well
Define
to handle yourself well in a given situation
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