acquit (one) of (something)

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acquit (one) of (something)

To determine that one is not guilty of a crime or other wrongdoing. Everyone in the courtroom was shocked when the jury acquitted the defendant of murder.
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acquit someone of something

to establish someone's innocence of a criminal charge or the blame for some wrongdoing. The investigator acquitted Wally of the charges.
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The judge found the three men innocent and acquitted them of the charges in the present case.
Model court sentences man to life in jail for 'honour' killing
In a habeas corpus petition, seafood exporter Joseph Varghese of Cherthala submitted that they continued to be in the jail though the court had acquitted them of all charges, according to The Indian Express Newspaper.
Court moved to release illegally detained Pakistani, Iranian fishermen
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