Synonyms for not guilty
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

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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

Suggested Resources

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. Mark Karpeles:

   I am happy to be judged not guilty for embezzlement and breach of trust, i will discuss with my lawyers and decide how to proceed on the remaining charge.

2. James Lee Bright:

   He believes he will be found not guilty, he has no reason to flee. He has no passport. He has nowhere to go.

3. City Council member David Cagle:

   The way I see it, you are innocent until you are proven guilty. The council I don’t think can do anything until he goes to trial, if he does go to trial and they say he’s not guilty, then we might have smoke on our face, per se.

4. Bridget Anne Kelly:

   I realize that my offhanded attempts at sarcasm and humor were not as witty as they were intended to be, but even with this acknowledgment ... I am not guilty for the crimes of which I have been accused.

5. Reid Elkus:

   My client is pleading not guilty and like any other person that is accused of a crime, my client is presumed innocent, and as a result of that presumption, our firm will be rigorously and zealously defending Officer Haubert.