| 单词 | acquitted |
| 释义 | acquitted (once / 1298 pages) adj An acquitted defendant is off the hook. If you're on trial for a crime and you're found "not guilty," then you're acquitted and you can go free. When you have been labeled acquitted, that means the jury has found you not guilty of the crime and legally blameless. The word gained notoriety in the highly publicized 1995 trial of the former football star O. J. Simpson, accused of murdering his wife and her friend. Simpson’s attorney’s mantra to the jury was "If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit," referring to a bloody glove connected to the murder. WORD FAMILYacquit: acquits, acquittal, acquitted, acquitting+/acquittal: acquittals USAGE EXAMPLESSmith’s trial earlier this month, jurors acquitted him on three counts of misdemeanor battery on a police officer but deadlocked on four other misdemeanor charges. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) In August, Ley was acquitted there after a judge said he met standards for prescribing medicine for drug addiction. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Last summer he was released from custody after being acquitted of all charges. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) adj declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless he stands acquitted on all charges Syn not guilty clean-handed, guiltless, innocent free from evil or guilt |
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