not guilty
Adjective: - Legally declared innocent of a specific charge or crime; free from legal blame. This describes the official verdict or finding that a person is not responsible for the alleged offense.
The term "not guilty" is used primarily in legal contexts to describe the outcome of a trial or the status of an accused person. - It is the formal verdict returned by a judge or jury when the prosecution has not proven the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. - It is a finding of fact based on the evidence, not necessarily a declaration of absolute innocence in a moral sense.
- Adjective:
- The jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all counts.
- After a lengthy trial, she was found not guilty of the charges.
- A plea of not guilty was entered by the defense attorney.
"Plead not guilty": To formally state in court that one denies the charges.
- The defendant chose to plead not guilty and take the case to trial.
"Verdict of not guilty": The official decision issued by a jury or judge.
- The defense team celebrated the hard-won verdict of not guilty.
Acquitted (adj): The state of having been formally declared not guilty in court. Often used interchangeably with "found not guilty."
- The acquitted man left the courthouse a free person.
Innocent (adj): More general term meaning not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing. While "not guilty" is a legal finding, "innocent" can imply a factual or moral lack of guilt.
- He maintained he was innocent throughout the investigation.
- Acquitted
- Exonerated (implies being cleared from blame, often after being proven innocent)
- Cleared (of charges)
- Guilty
- Convicted
- Culpable
- Not guilty by reason of insanity: A special verdict where a defendant is found to have committed the act but is not held criminally responsible due to a severe mental disease or defect at the time.
- The controversial defense resulted in a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity.
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declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
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he stands acquitted on all charges
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the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity
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