Examples of 'acquitted by a jury' in a sentence

Meaning of "acquitted by a jury"

acquitted by a jury: When a defendant in a legal case is found not guilty by a jury after a trial, typically used in the context of criminal law

How to use "acquitted by a jury" in a sentence

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acquitted by a jury
All five defendants were acquitted by a jury.
He was acquitted by a jury after a lengthy and internationally publicized trial.
All five defendants were acquitted by a jury of twelve white men.
The clothier pressed charges, but Cassidy was acquitted by a jury.
They were acquitted by a jury.
And nobody seems to care that I was acquitted by a jury.
Dinh was acquitted by a jury.
Gatto told the court that it was in self-defence, and was acquitted by a jury.
Day was acquitted by a jury.
In a trial over which Andros presided, Carteret was acquitted by a jury on all charges.
He was acquitted by a jury.
Bear Runner would later be acquitted by a jury.
The gunsmith was acquitted by a jury when they ruled the death was justifiable homicide.
He was tried for the crime, but was acquitted by a jury of his peers.
He was acquitted by a jury following a seven-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

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That officer was acquitted by a jury.
The five defendants, including director John Landis, were acquitted by a jury.
Haiselden was ultimately acquitted by a jury for allowing John Bollinger to die.
The perpetrator, George Zimmerman, pleaded self-defense and was acquitted by a jury.
Simpson was acquitted by a jury in his criminal case in October 1995.
Larry Stewart was acquitted by a jury.
He was charged with destruction of private property, but was acquitted by a jury in 1991.

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