How to Use acquittal in a Sentence

acquittal

noun
  • The case resulted in an acquittal of the defendant.
  • The case resulted in acquittal of the defendant.
  • Several jurors voted for acquittal.
  • The acquittal of Shultz, Souede said, was not even close.
    — oregonlive, 19 July 2022
  • The acquittal is set to raise more questions over the ICC’s role.
    — Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2019
  • The verdict marked the first full acquittal among the hundreds of people charged in the breach.
    — Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The first one is that Trump's acquittal, both of them, were inevitable.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The next day, the jury returned a complete acquittal of all of the doctors on all counts.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2022
  • That would delay an acquittal that had seemed inked in for this week.
    — The Economist, 27 Jan. 2020
  • An acquittal may lead others to wait for their own day in court.
    — Michael Kunzelman, ajc, 28 Feb. 2022
  • As Lewis notes, the odds of an acquittal in federal court are about half of one per cent.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The nephew won the acquittal while the uncle was on the judicial oversight body.
    — David Luhnow, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2018
  • Democrats warned the outcome won’t mean a true acquittal for Trump but a cover-up.
    — Zeke Miller, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Winslow was found not guilty on the second of lewd conduct charge, his only acquittal of the 12 counts.
    — Robert Klemko, SI.com, 13 June 2019
  • Trump’s impeachment by the House and acquittal by the Senate.
    — Joe Walsh, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • Even if the trial is likely to end in Trump’s acquittal, people are sure to tune in.
    — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Even his acquittal couldn’t remove the shadow of a doubt.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • This could be a major hurdle for Trump’s hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal.
    — Tim Darnell, ajc, 28 Jan. 2020
  • No verdict can take the place of systemic change, but an acquittal would make things even worse.
    — Jamil Smith, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The lawyer, for the sake of his reputation and livelihood, needs to win more than an acquittal.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
  • If this ends with an impeachment by the House, acquittal by the Senate, just . . .
    — Nr Staff, National Review, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The acquittal also means the state will pay the defendants’ legal fees.
    — Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 17 Nov. 2022
  • All of this suggests the trial, which will start in earnest on Feb. 9, will end in Senate acquittal.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
  • But this was not something Trump wanted to talk about in the glow of acquittal and fog of grievance, and events had not yet forced his hand.
    — Calvin Woodward, The Denver Post, 5 July 2020
  • Upon Madeleine’s acquittal, a new life of fame, wealth and tabloid celebrity awaits — until the truth comes out.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2023
  • That could make an acquittal all the more stunning, some observers said.
    — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Their appeals ask for an acquittal of all charges or a new trial.
    — NBC News, 26 Apr. 2022
  • But a brilliant defense may not be enough to get an acquittal.
    — Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Oscar-winner Spacey has been in a small number of projects since his acquittal.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • At the mayor's office, Fisk is watching the news of Hector's acquittal.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025

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