How to Use acquit in a Sentence

acquit

verb

• The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime.
• On Wednesday, the judge rejected a motion from the defense to acquit him.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2021
• The jury had the opportunity to convict or acquit Chauvin on all, none or a combination of those charges.
  — Michael Williams, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2021
• Though Crystal is primarily known and loved for his facility with slinging jokes, he’s acquitted himself quite well at times when asked to play things straight.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
• Neal McKeague, a local butcher, was indicted but later acquitted of the murders.
  — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
• The Senate voted to acquit the former president in February.
  — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 2 May 2021
• Her lawyers have asked the appeals court to acquit her or to substitute in a conviction for criminally negligent homicide, which carries a lesser sentence.
  — NBC News, 27 Apr. 2021
• All were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges.
  — Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
• Her lawyers have asked the appeals court to acquit her of murder or to substitute in a conviction for criminally negligent homicide, which carries a lesser sentence.
  — Fox News, 27 Apr. 2021
• Defense attorney Eric Nelson argued the judge should acquit Chauvin without sending the case to the jury because the state has not proven its case.
  — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2021
• The shooter was sentenced to life in prison; the deputy was acquitted of all charges.
  — Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
• Chase was acquitted by the Senate in 1805 on all counts.
  — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 12 July 2024
• The two sets of actors playing the friends as kids and the survivors as adults acquit themselves well.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
• The judges in both Mr. Yakunin and Mr. Reznichenko’s cases have now decided to acquit them.
  — Henrik Pryser Libell, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
• The two defendants have filed motions to the judge to overturn the verdicts and acquit them.
  — James Fanelli, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022
• Jones, who worked at the border crossings in San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, was acquitted of a bribery charge.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
• This is the second time in the past six years that Menendez has faced bribery charges, but he was acquitted last time.
  — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
• But the defense acquitted itself nicely in the warm-up.
  — Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 2 Sep. 2023
• He was acquitted on three other charges, and was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
• Trump was impeached by the House and accused of inciting the events of Jan. 6, but he was acquitted by the Senate.
  — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 1 June 2023
• He was acquitted on three other charges, and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
• Trump was later acquitted of both charges in the Senate.
  — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2023
• Under state and federal law, Rule 29 refers to the request to acquit.
  — The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2022
• In the first trial, jurors reported a split of eight votes to convict, four to acquit Penn, Fries, Brady and Austin.
  — Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg.com, 14 Apr. 2022
• He was acquitted of one charge, and the jury deadlocked on others.
  — Will Weissert, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023
• In the first civil rights trial, Nitz was acquitted of both civil rights charges filed against him while Ebens was found guilty of one of them.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
• Leslie’s lawyer assumes that his client will be acquitted.
  — James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Simpson predicted there was enough doubt to acquit Murdaugh of killing his wife and son.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
• While the House impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the Senate voted to acquit him of the two charges.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2022
• He was acquitted, but Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison for first-degree assault in the shooting.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024