Definitions for not guilty
not guilty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 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"

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1. not guiltynoun

   A formal plea by a defendant of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged.

2. not guiltynoun

   A verdict or formal finding by the legal system that a defendant is not culpable for the crime with which the defendant was charged.

3. not guiltynoun

   A member of a jury or tribunal supporting acquittal, or a vote cast in support of acquittal.

4. not guiltynoun

   A person who has been acquitted of a crime.

5. not guiltyadjective

   Of a person, legally innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law.

6. not guiltyadjective

   Innocent.

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1. not guilty

   Not guilty is a legal term used in the courtroom to depict the verdict or judgment that an accused person is innocent of the charges or accusations they are facing. This verdict indicates that the prosecution has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused has committed the crime they are charged with.

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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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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of not guilty in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of not guilty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of not guilty in a Sentence

1. Ben Brafman:

   Mr. Weinstein intends to enter a plea of not guilty and vigorously defend against these unsupported allegations that he strongly denies, we will soon formally move to dismiss the indictment and if this case actually proceeds to trial, we expect Mr. Weinstein to be acquitted.

2. Ilya Shapiro:

   That’s his worst case, he has a lot of good opinions on… police needing a warrant (and opposing) laws drawn so broadly that prosecutors are convicting people who are not guilty… Clearly, he defers to the government on national security grounds, but most judges and justices do anyway.

3. John Crist:

   Over the past number of years, various women have accused me of behavior that has been hurtful to them, while I am not guilty of everything Ive been accused of, I confess to being guilty of this I have treated relationships with women far too casually, in some cases even recklessly. My behavior has been destructive and sinful.

4. David Poole:

   Our position is that Mr. Barnes is not guilty of the charges, if the arrest was unlawful, and we hope to prove that it was, then the force that was used against him was wrong.

5. Elie Honig:

   It shows me the jury didn't just sweep the table and say all guilty, or all not guilty, and when this case is on appeal... as a prosecutor, you want to be able to say to the Court of Appeals look, the jury was really careful here, they were really selective about what they did.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=not guilty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Not_Guilty
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com