English-German translations for not guilty

• unschuldig
  Trotzdem ist es gar nicht so ungewöhnlich, daß sich im nachhinein zeigt, daß der Hingerichtete unschuldig war. Even so, discovering that the executed person was not guilty after the event is not such a rare occurrence.
  In Bezug auf die Politik der freiwilligen Rückkehr würde eine damit einhergehende Politik der gezielten Zusammenarbeit ein besseres Zeichen setzen als die Inhaftnahme unschuldiger Menschen. As far as voluntary return policies are concerned, supporting these with a policy of targeted cooperation would send a better signal than imprisoning those who are not guilty of anything.

Definition of not guilty

• A formal plea by a defendant of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged
• A verdict or formal finding by the legal system that a defendant is not culpable for the crime with which the defendant was charged
• A member of a jury or tribunal supporting acquittal, or a vote cast in support of acquittal
• A person who has been acquitted of a crime
• Of a person, ''legally'innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law
• Innocent

Examples

• If you do not plead, a plea of not guilty will be entered for you.
• He was found not guilty because there was a reasonable doubt.
• The jury said he was not guilty. I knew he wouldnt have done something like that.

Related words

• not begun
• innocent not guilty not proven
• find not guilty
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• Huguenotism
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• regulating notch
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