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Noun
Definition: A formal plea by a defendant of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged.
Adjective
acquitted
not guilty
Definition: declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"
Definition: Of a person, legally innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law.