found not guilty
- acquittedDeclared legally innocent
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- verdictOfficial court decision
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- clearedFound not guilty
jury · courtroom · charges · dismissed · released · free · trial · reasonable doubt · defense · lawyer · judge · gavel · not proven · vindicated · walked · off the hook · mistrial · evidence
legal verdict outcome
found not guiltyfound guilty
convicted · guilty verdict · guilty · sentenced · condemned
accountability determination
found not guiltyheld accountable
culpability determination
found not guiltyguilty
Responsible for wrongdoing
culpable · blameworthy · responsible · at fault · to blame