Not guilty
21find not guilty — index absolve, acquit, clear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
22pronounce not guilty — index acquit, clear, vindicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
23prove not guilty — index absolve, exculpate, exonerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
24verdict of not guilty — index acquittal, compurgation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
25verdict of not guilty — An acquittal of the accused in a criminal case. A proper form of verdict in a civil case where the issue is raised by a plea of not guilty. Peters v Johnson, Jackson & Co. 50 W Va 644, 41SE 190 …
26guilty — 1 adj guilt·i·er, est 1: having committed a crime: justly charged with a specified crime guilty of larceny 2: involving guilt or culpability guilty knowledge guilty 2 n 1: a plea of a c …
27not proven — the verdict in a Scottish criminal trial that amounts to an acquittal but that is not the same as the verdict of not guilty. In the 17th century, practice developed such that the jury found facts alleged by the prosecution either proven or not… …
28guilty but mentally ill — n: a verdict available in some jurisdictions in cases involving an insanity defense in which the defendant is considered as if having been found guilty but is committed to a mental hospital rather than imprisoned if an examination shows a need… …
29not responsible — index clean, clear (unencumbered), exempt, immune, not guilty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30Not proven — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …