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Not guilty

noun
Word Frequency: 2.3

Definitions

1.nounA formal plea by a defendant of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged.
"If you do not plead, a plea of not guilty will be entered for you."
2.nounA verdict or formal finding by the legal system that a defendant is not culpable for the crime with which the defendant was charged.
3.nounA member of a jury or tribunal supporting acquittal, or a vote cast in support of acquittal.
4.nounA person who has been acquitted of a crime.
5.adjectiveOf a person, legally innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law.
"He was found not guilty because there was a reasonable doubt."
6.adjectiveInnocent.
"The jury said he was not guilty. I knew he wouldn't have done something like that."

Synonyms

innocentacquittalacquittedclean-handedguiltlessnolo contendereno contestgeneral issuescotch verdictnolle prosequinondefendantnol pros

Antonyms

guilty
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