not guilty

not guilty
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


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