acquittal in fact

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• acquittal in fact — acquittals in fact, acquittals in law Acquittals in fact are those which take place when the jury, upon trial, finds a verdict of not guilty. Acquittals in law are those which take place by mere operation of law; as where a man has been charged… …   Black's law dictionary

• acquittal in fact — acquittals in fact, acquittals in law Acquittals in fact are those which take place when the jury, upon trial, finds a verdict of not guilty. Acquittals in law are those which take place by mere operation of law; as where a man has been charged… …   Black's law dictionary

• acquittal — /euh kwit l/, n. 1. the act of acquitting; discharge. 2. the state of being acquitted; release. 3. the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc. 4. Law. judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.… …   Universalium

• acquittal in law — acquittals in fact, acquittals in law Acquittals in fact are those which take place when the jury, upon trial, finds a verdict of not guilty. Acquittals in law are those which take place by mere operation of law; as where a man has been charged… …   Black's law dictionary

• acquittal in law — acquittals in fact, acquittals in law Acquittals in fact are those which take place when the jury, upon trial, finds a verdict of not guilty. Acquittals in law are those which take place by mere operation of law; as where a man has been charged… …   Black's law dictionary

• acquittal — /akwital/ Contracts. A release, absolution, or discharge from an obligation, liability, or engagement. Criminal law. The legal and formal certification of the innocence of a person who has been charged with crime; a deliverance or setting free a… …   Black's law dictionary

• acquittal — /akwital/ Contracts. A release, absolution, or discharge from an obligation, liability, or engagement. Criminal law. The legal and formal certification of the innocence of a person who has been charged with crime; a deliverance or setting free a… …   Black's law dictionary

• issue of fact — A single, certain, and material part of dispute arising upon a denial of a material allegation in the adversary s pleading, or where by force of statute a material allegation is to be considered controverted without further pleading. 41 Am J1st… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• acquit — ac·quit /ə kwit/ vb ac·quit·ted, ac·quit·ting [Old French acquiter to pay off, absolve, acquit, from a , prefix marking causation + quite free (of an obligation)] vt: to discharge completely: as a: to release from liability for a debt or other… …   Law dictionary

• United States v. Ball — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants = United States v. Ball ArgueDate = ArgueYear = DecideDate = May 25 DecideYear = 1896 FullName = United States v. Ball, et al. USVol = 163 USPage = 662 Citation = Prior = Subsequent = Holding = SCOTUS = 1896 1897… …   Wikipedia

• Double jeopardy — For other uses, see Double jeopardy (disambiguation). Criminal procedure …   Wikipedia