acquit of a crime
21autrefois acquit — Formerly acquitted; a plea of one accused of crime setting up his previous acquittal of the same offense as a bar to further prosecution. Potter v State, 91 Fla 938, 109 So 91, 92. See prior jeopardy …
22Double jeopardy — For other uses, see Double jeopardy (disambiguation). Criminal procedure …
23Capital punishment — Death penalty and Death sentence redirect here. For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation) and Death sentence (disambiguation). Execution and Execute redirect here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation) and Execute… …
24acquitter — [ akite ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1080; de 1. a et quitte 1 ♦ Rendre quitte, libérer (d une obligation, d une dette). Ce dernier versement m acquitte envers vous. ♢ (déb. XIXe) Déclarer par arrêt (un accusé) non coupable. ⇒ absoudre, 1.… …
25Jury — A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. A trial in which a jury decides the verdict is known as a… …
26O. J. Simpson murder case — The O. J. Simpson murder case (officially called the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held in Los Angeles County, California Superior Court from January 29 to October 3, 1995. Former American… …
27pardon — par·don n 1: a release from the legal penalties of an offense 2: an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3: excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt …
28Subic rape case — The Subic rape case, officially known as People of the Philippines vs. Chad Carpentier, Dominic Duplantis, Keith Silkwood, and Daniel Smith, was a criminal case in the Philippines involving a Filipina and four US Marines. It caught wide media… …
29List of law topics (A-E) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… …
30Emmett Till — in a photograph taken by his mother on Christmas Day 1954, about six months before his murder. Scholars state that when the photo ran in the Jackson Daily News Emmett Till and his mother were given a profound pathos in the fl …
