acquittal of person brought to trial

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• 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

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