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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} not guilty
  1. (law) Of a person, legally innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-not_guilty-en-adj-mRHe0cTA Topics: law
  2. (nonstandard) Innocent. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-not_guilty-en-adj-Aj68HTaY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (legally innocent of a crime of which one has been accused in a court of law): syytön (Finnish), nicht schuldig (German), αθωωτικός (athootikós) (Greek), neamhchiontach (Irish), incolpevole (Italian), inconfesso (english: having pleaded not guilty) (Italian), non coupabl'ye [feminine, masculine] (Norman), niewinny (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'legally innocent of a crime of which one has been accused in a court of law': 51 49

Noun [English]

Forms: not guilties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} not guilty (plural not guilties)
  1. (law) A formal plea by a defendant of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-not_guilty-en-noun-iabrmpZH Topics: law
  2. (law) A verdict or formal finding by the legal system that a defendant is not culpable for the crime with which the defendant was charged. Categories (topical): Law Synonyms (plea of non-culpability): innocent Synonyms (verdict of non-culpability): acquittal Coordinate_terms (plea of non-culpability): guilty, no contest, nolo contendere, not proven Coordinate_terms (verdict of non-culpability): guilty Translations (plea of non-culpability): syyttömyys (Finnish), невино́вный (nevinóvnyj) (Russian) Translations (verdict of non-culpability): vapauttava päätös (Finnish), невино́вный (nevinóvnyj) (Russian)
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  3. A member of a jury or tribunal supporting acquittal, or a vote cast in support of acquittal.
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  4. A person who has been acquitted of a crime.
    Sense id: en-not_guilty-en-noun-lnV9DM7E

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    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "having pleaded not guilty",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "legally innocent of a crime of which one has been accused in a court of law",
      "word": "inconfesso"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "legally innocent of a crime of which one has been accused in a court of law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "non coupabl'ye"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "legally innocent of a crime of which one has been accused in a court of law",
      "word": "niewinny"
    }
  ],
  "word": "not guilty"
}

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