ACQUITTAL

acquittal

acquittal n. (1)免除合同义务;免除债务;免除民事责任(→acquittance) (2)宣告无罪 指通过法庭判决、陪审团裁断或其他法律程序,正式确认被指控犯罪的人在法律上无罪。 (3)(封建法)中间领主保护领臣的义务 指中间领主〔middle lord〕保护领臣不因中间领主自己对最高领主〔paramount lord〕负有义务而受到后者的起诉或对其土地的侵入或干扰。

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acquittal

acquittal, n. 1. The legal certification, usu. by jury verdict, that an accused person is not guilty of the charged offense. acquittal in fact. An acquittal by a jury verdict of not guilty. acquittal in law. An acquittal by operation of law, as of someone who has been charged merely as an accessory after the

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