verdict of acquittal (of not guilty)

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• verdict of not guilty — index acquittal, compurgation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• not guilty — 1. noun a) A formal plea by a defendant of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged. If you do not plead, a plea of not guilty will be entered for you. b) A verdict or formal finding by the legal system that a… …   Wiktionary

• verdict of not guilty — An acquittal of the accused in a criminal case. A proper form of verdict in a civil case where the issue is raised by a plea of not guilty. Peters v Johnson, Jackson & Co. 50 W Va 644, 41SE 190 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Acquittal — Not Guilty redirects here. For the song, see Not Guilty (song). Criminal procedure …   Wikipedia

• 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 — ac•quit•tal [[t]əˈkwɪt l[/t]] n. 1) law judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty 2) the act of acquitting; discharge 3) the state of being acquitted; release • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < AF …   From formal English to slang

• acquittal — /əˈkwɪtl/ (say uh kwitl) noun 1. the act of acquitting; discharge. 2. the state of being acquitted; release. 3. Law judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty …  

• verdict — ver·dict / vər dikt/ n [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum ) of Anglo French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French veir true (from Latin verus ) + dit saying, from Latin dictum] 1: the usu. unanimous finding… …   Law dictionary

• acquittal — ac·quit·tal /ə kwit əl/ n 1: release or discharge from debt or other liability 2: a setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, judgment of a court, or other legal process see also implied acquittal; judgment… …   Law dictionary

• not proven — the verdict in a Scottish criminal trial that amounts to an acquittal but that is not the same as the verdict of not guilty. In the 17th century, practice developed such that the jury found facts alleged by the prosecution either proven or not… …   Law dictionary

• Not proven — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …   Wikipedia