adjective
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
• Syn: ↑acquitted
• Similar to: ↑innocent, ↑guiltless, ↑clean-handed
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adjective — used as the term of general issue to deny the whole indictment in legal actions
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plead guilty (or not guilty)
To state that one is guilty (or innocent) of a crime with which one is charged
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Main Entry: ↑plead
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innocent, esp. of a formal charge
he pled not guilty to murder
Useful english dictionary. 2012.