not guilty verdict
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- clearedFound not guilty
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
jury · courtroom · relief · freedom · charges · defendant · trial · deliberation · foreman · reasonable doubt · dismissed · walk free · tearful · embrace · lawyer · verdict · testimony · evidence
- jury trialjury deliberation, jury selection, juror selection, voir dire, jury pool
- Scots Lawpursuer, defender, advocates, advocate, solicitors
legal outcome
not guilty verdictguilty verdict
Court's culpability determination
conviction · criminal conviction · guilty plea · felony conviction · condemnation
defendant fate
not guilty verdictconviction
Firmly held belief
guilty verdict · sentencing · imprisonment · incarceration · punishment