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not guilty

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  1. not guiltynoun

    Antonyms:
    guilty

  2. not guiltynoun

    Of 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.

    Antonyms:
    guilty

  3. not guiltynoun

    Innocent.

    The jury said he was not guilty. I knew he wouldn't have done something like that.

    Antonyms:
    guilty

  4. not guiltynoun

    Antonyms:
    guilty

  5. not guiltynoun

    Antonyms:
    guilty

  6. not guiltynoun

    Synonyms:
    innocent, acquittal

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. acquitted, not guiltyadjective

    declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless

    "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"

    Synonyms:
    acquitted

    Antonyms:
    guilty

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  1. not guilty

    Read the full text of the Not Guilty poem by Ambrose Bierce on the Poetry.com website.

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How to use not guilty in a sentence?

  1. Richard Verchick:

    He believed in his mind and in his heart that he was not guilty.

  2. Damon Cheronis:

    He'll be there Monday, he'll enter a plea of not guilty, because he is not guilty.

  3. Pennsylvania Democrats:

    I intend to defend myself vigorously against these charges, a resignation would be an admission of guilt and I'm not guilty.

  4. Steven Clark:

    The severity of the crime is a factor… and I'm sure a prosecutor would argue that that is someone who is dangerous to the community shouldn't be released, but you also have to say the flip side to this which is that you are accused of a crime that you presumed to be innocent of, you could spend years fighting your case and you're found not guilty. Where's the justice in that?

  5. Attorney Bill Quigley:

    There wasn't any dispute that if they are not guilty of sabotage, they should be out of jail.


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