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.
The trial ended in an acquittal for the defendant.
That is the correct spelling of "acquittal" (a finding of not guilty).
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.
The jury voted for acquittal because he didn't do anything wrong.
An order of acquittal is the formal finding of a "not guilty" verdict in a criminal trial.
Victor Ehrenberg - jurist - was born in 1851.
Victor Ehrenberg - jurist - died in 1929.
John Walter - jurist - died in 1630.
John Walter - jurist - was born in 1566.