Acquittal at Legal Glossary What is it? A decision by a judge or jury that a defendant in a criminal case is not guilty of a crime.
Acquittal definition:
A decision by a judge that a person accused of a crime is not guilty.
A decision by a judge that a person accused of a crime is discharged of it, found not guilty.
Acquittal: Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Acquittal
n. under criminal law practices the absolution of a party charged with a crime or misdemeanor is acquittal. Acquittals could be "in fact" and "in law".
ACQUITTAL - The action taken by a jury when, upon trial, they find that the accused is not guilty and enter a verdict accordingly. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Definition from Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary ...
Acquittal - A release, absolution, or discharge of an obligation or liability. In criminal law the finding of not guilty.
Action Case- Cause, suit, or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.
acquittal - The legal certification of the innocence of a person who has been charged with a crime, setting the person free from a charge of guilty by a finding of not guilty.
ACQUITTAL - A finding by a judge or jury that a person who was tried for committing a crime is not guilty.
acquittal The legal and formal certification of the innocence of a person who had been charged with a crime.
action A generic term for a civil or criminal case; synonymous with case, suit, lawsuit.
ACQUITTAL, contracts. A release or discharge from an obligation or eng agement. According to Lord Coke there are three kinds of acquittal, namely; 1, By deed, when the party releases the obligation; 2, By prescription; 3, By tenure.Co. Lit.
Acquit, Acquittal - A finding of not guilty by a judge or jury.
Action - Case, cause, suit, or controversy disputed or contested before a court.
Additur - An increase by a judge in the amount of damages awarded by a jury.
acquittal
A decision by a judge or jury that a defendant in a criminal case is not guilty of a crime. An acquittal is not a finding of innocence; it is simply a conclusion that the prosecution has not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
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affirmative easement - alienee ...
An acquittal on the grounds of insanity is followed by custody during His Majesty's pleasure.
By the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 the verdict is now "not guilty by reason of insanity" [previously it had been "guilty but insane"] ...
Chase's acquittal supported the views of those more moderate Republicans who argued that the grounds for impeachment should be either criminal or abuse of office rather than partisan. This view has prevailed down to the present.
AcquittalA finding of "not guilty" in a criminal case.ActA law passed by the provincial or federal legislature. Acts are also referred to as 'statutes'.ActionA legal proceeding in a civil case.Actus ReusLatin for "guilty act.
acquittal - 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 person from a charge of guilt; finding of not guilty.
When an acquittal upon all the charges takes place the verdict is announced in open court, and the prisoner is released without any further proceeding.
Supreme Court has held that courts in sentencing may, and sometimes must, consider not only the crimes for which a defendant was convicted, but also other charges, even if they led to acquittal.
Reasonable Doubt - An accused person is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury, guilt has not been proven beyond a "reasonable doubt." A reasonable doubt is one that is based on reason and common sense.
Reasonable doubt - An accused person is entitled to acquittal if his or her guilt has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt; that state of minds of jurors in which they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction as to the truth ...
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Words used on an acquittal, or when a prisoner is to be discharged, that he may go without day, that is, that he be dismissed. Danes... more ...
DIRECTED VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL -- A verdict issued by a judge at the conclusion of a criminal jury trial when the prosecutor has not presented sufficient evidence to convict the defendant.
reasonable doubt - A person accused of a crime is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury or judge, his or her guilt has not been proved beyond a "reasonable doubt"; the jurors are not entirely convinced of the person's guilt.
seal: to close a case file from public scrutiny - in instances of youthful offenders and acquittal, sealing orders are issued by the court to prevent the public from obtaining information on the cases ...
Seal: A court order closing a case file from public review, usually in cases of youthful offenders and acquittal. Prevents the public from obtaining information on the cases.
 See also: Acquit, Law, Criminal, Person, State
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