in any criminal case it takes all jurers voting the same way to come to a decision. Anything else is called a hung jury. This means all jurers must vote innocent or guilty.
"Acquittal" is a noun. Ex: O.J. Simpson's acquittal shocked many people.
That is the correct spelling of "acquittal" (a finding of not guilty).
The trial ended in an acquittal for the defendant.
The jurist was very good at the law.
The antonym for jurist is layperson or non-expert.
The jurist carefully analyzed the evidence presented during the trial before reaching a verdict.
Edward King - jurist - died in 1873.
Edward King - jurist - was born in 1794.
Thomas Smith - jurist - died in 1809.
Thomas Smith - jurist - was born in 1745.
David Irvin - jurist - died in 1872.
David Irvin - jurist - was born in 1794.