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Collocations for acquittal - noun

VERB + acquittal

return (BrE), vote for (AmE)
The jury returned an acquittal after only 22 minutes.
She claimed she had been intimidated into voting for acquittal.
direct (BrE), order
The trial judge ordered an acquittal.
obtain, secure (esp. BrE), win (AmE)
lead to, result in
The trial resulted in an acquittal.
uphold
The judge upheld their acquittal.

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