Explore Acquittals through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Acquittals meaning
plural of acquittal
Using Acquittals
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of acquittal
- In the example corpus, acquittals often appears in combinations such as: acquittals in, acquittals and, and acquittals.
Context around Acquittals
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Acquittals
- In this selection, "acquittals" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, despite, appeals, unwarranted, sparked, weren and mbeki stand out and add context to how "acquittals" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acquittals in espionage and and 8 acquittals. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "acquittals" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with acquittals
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Acquittals in espionage cases are virtually unheard-of. (8 words)
This is what leads to acquittals in most cases,” she says. (11 words)
He has been imprisoned for over a year, despite acquittals in multiple cases. (13 words)
Wu said he still saw a chance of acquittals on the four counts of failing to disclose foreign bank accounts, citing the jury’s technical question on Thursday about the ownership and control threshold requirements for such disclosures. (38 words)
This is because in Canada the Crown has (by common law standards) a very broad right to appeal acquittals, and also a right to appeal for harsher sentences except in cases where the sentence imposed was maximum allowed. (38 words)
But despite that and the early run of acquittals on the more serious charges, Jacqui Horan, an associate professor of law at Monash University, expected most people would opt for a jury trial. (33 words)
Example sentences (16)
Acquittals in espionage cases are virtually unheard-of.
Another five are recorded as acquittals, one case was quashed and there was one conviction.
He has been imprisoned for over a year, despite acquittals in multiple cases.
In the last eight months, the ACB reported a conviction rate of 55 percent with 10 convictions and 8 acquittals.
But despite that and the early run of acquittals on the more serious charges, Jacqui Horan, an associate professor of law at Monash University, expected most people would opt for a jury trial.
In July 2016, Mosby’s office dropped all remaining charges against officers in the Gray case, after trials resulted in three acquittals and one hung jury.
The acquittals sparked widespread condemnation across social media with many citing the unfortunate reality that justice for Black people in America is routinely deferred.
Both acquittals were annulled by the Supreme Court at the request of Ms Dimitriou.
He said the list mainly targeted companies that have not accounted for their acquittals.
Last month's acquittals weren't the first setback for the Justice Department in its efforts to crack down on the Inauguration Day protests.
This is what leads to acquittals in most cases,” she says.
Throw in multiple suspects, appeals, acquittals, and $800,000 in a freedom fund, and you’ve got yourself an inherently addictive storyline.
Wu said he still saw a chance of acquittals on the four counts of failing to disclose foreign bank accounts, citing the jury’s technical question on Thursday about the ownership and control threshold requirements for such disclosures.
Although rape statistics had been obtained from the South African Police Service, "this only denotes the incidents of rape that were reported, some of which could have resulted in acquittals" Mbeki indicated.
And if they are caught in the lie, guilty criminal defendants be set free because of otherwise unwarranted acquittals, or because the evidence is tossed at a suppression hearing.
This is because in Canada the Crown has (by common law standards) a very broad right to appeal acquittals, and also a right to appeal for harsher sentences except in cases where the sentence imposed was maximum allowed.
Common combinations with acquittals
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- acquittals in 3×
- acquittals and 3×
- and acquittals 2×
- of acquittals 2×
- acquittals on 2×
- their acquittals 2×