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not guilty

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|legal}} A formal [[plea]] by a [[defendant]] of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged.
  2. {{lb|en|legal}} 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. A member of a jury or tribunal supporting acquittal, or a vote cast in support of acquittal.
  4. A person who has been acquitted of a crime.

Adjective

  1. {{lb|en|legal}} Of a person, ''legally'' innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law.
  2. {{lb|en|nonstandard}} [[innocent|Innocent]].

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