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1. If we consider the testimony by the Amalekite in today’s day and age, we would probably acquit him of any retribution for his act, but what does David do? He has the Amalekite killed, on the spot! Why, because the Amalekite took a life of an anointed of God, even though Saul’s sins were terrible, to put it mildly
2. and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are
3. The fact that they are accidents does not acquit them of its responsibility - the magician looked at us without reacting and, with an indifferent gesture in his glacial face, continued:
4. Woe upon any nation when only those who possess money and influence can secure ready justice before its courts! It is the sacred duty of a magistrate to acquit the innocent as well as to punish the guilty
5. I am satisfied it means the end; they will surely kill him, but if that is the Master's choice, then let us acquit ourselves like men of courage; let us go also that we may die with him
6. Therefore you have no choice but to acquit
7. The facts could be placed before a jury but then the court or the judge could acquit the guilty
8. God says: “… to find out which of you would best acquit himself
9. Rommel,” he said, as if he was pleading to a jury to acquit
10. ever acquit Jeremy Foster with all that stacked against him, and the old
11. When the opportunity comes, thus you would have been equipped to acquit yourself well
12. world and the preservation of its order, he continues to acquit himself
13. If he does not acquit himself of his task with caution, not only will all
14. He wanted to see Gould in his true colours and he was interested to see how James Wong would acquit himself
15. On the one hand the judge was immensely relieved that the jurymen were screaming out to acquit as that might possibly save his judicial career
16. Acquit: To hold not guilty to the debt load of sin
17. Of these charges her children acquit her
18. I have a business charge to acquit myself of
19. What superlatives! What adjectives! How acquit Bonamy of sentimentality of the grossest sort; of being tossed like a cork on the waves; of having no steady insight into character; of being unsupported by reason, and of drawing no comfort whatever from the works of the classics?
20. nothing can acquit you
21. For such reasons, I was very glad when ten o'clock came and we started for Miss Havisham's; though I was not at all at my ease regarding the manner in which I should acquit myself under that lady's roof
22. Therefore, this faith is deceitful, even such as will leave thee under wrath, in the day of God Almighty; for true justifying faith puts the soul, as sensible of its condition by the law, upon flying for refuge unto Christ's righteousness, which righteousness of his is not an act of grace, by which he maketh for justification, thy obedience accepted with God; but his personal obedience to the law, in doing and suffering for us what that required at our hands; this righteousness, I say, true faith accepteth; under the skirt of which, the soul being shrouded, and by it presented as spotless before God, it is accepted, and acquit from condemnation
23. Knox said, “I believe that a military tribunal would acquit you now
24. Colmore, I acquit you
25. Casaubon's leaving a copy of himself; moreover, he had not yet succeeded in issuing copies of his mythological key; but he had always intended to acquit himself by marriage, and the sense that he was fast leaving the years behind him, that the world was getting dimmer and that he felt lonely, was a reason to him for losing no
26. Little did I dream that Coxtart would truly propose a Counter-Scheme whereby each Wench earn’d a Share of the Profits of the House according to her Seniority and Industriousness! But now I saw that my Determination had frighten’d Coxtart, particularly when she saw all too clearly the Threat of her most valu’d Wenches all departing at once; and suddenly my bluffing Brazenness to acquit myself of Blame had turn’d me into the Heroine of all the House! ’Twas droll indeed! ’Twas perhaps a Lesson to me
27. What! This man was that Thenardier, that innkeeper of Montfermeil whom he had so long and so vainly sought! He had found him at last, and how? His father's saviour was a ruffian! That man, to whose service Marius was burning to devote himself, was a monster! That liberator of Colonel Pontmercy was on the point of committing a crime whose scope Marius did not, as yet, clearly comprehend, but which resembled an assassination! And against whom, great God! what a fatality! What a bitter mockery of fate! His father had commanded him from the depths of his coffin to do all the good in his power to this Thenardier, and for four years Marius had cherished no other thought than to acquit this debt of his father's, and at the moment when he was on the eve of having a brigand seized in the very act of crime by justice, destiny cried to him: "This is Thenardier!" He could at last
28. She said that she didn’t care how long it took; she was determined that he was going to acquit himself in bed with her
29. Her heart and her judgment were equally against Edmund’s decision: she could not acquit his unsteadiness, and his happiness under it made her wretched
30. But, Fanny, if your heart can acquit you of ingratitude
31. Her heart and her judgment were equally against Edmund's decision: she could not acquit his unsteadiness, and his happiness under it made her wretched
32. Fanny's disposition was such that she could never even think of her aunt Norris in the meagreness and cheerlessness of her own small house, without reproaching herself for some little want of attention to her when they had been last together; much less could her feelings acquit her of having done and said and thought everything by William that was due to him for a whole fortnight
33. But, Fanny, if your heart can acquit you of ingratitude—"
34. 405, Xanthus, one of Achilles' horses ('twas Juno's will to make vocal the palate of the one,' to use Chapman's words), answers his master's charge to acquit himself well with a prediction that 'not far hence the fatal minutes are Of his grave ruin
35. That's why they'll acquit him, because he struggled against it and yet he murdered him
36. Let them acquit him—that's so humane, and would show what a blessing reformed law courts are
37. “Better acquit ten guilty men than punish one innocent man! Do you hear, do you hear that majestic voice from the past century of our glorious history? It is not for an insignificant person like me to remind you that the Russian court does not exist for the punishment only, but also for the salvation of the criminal! Let other nations think of retribution and the letter of the law, we will cling to the spirit and the meaning—the salvation and the reformation of the lost
38. “It would be shameful, disgraceful, not to acquit him!” cried the official
39. What in a great measure justifies the criminal in his own eyes, is his conviction that the people among whom he has been born and has lived will acquit him
40. The juries who acquit every criminal are ours
41. It seemed to acquit him
42. The poisoning was committed by Maslova alone; therefore he begged the jury to acquit Kartinkin and Botchkova of stealing the money; or if they could not acquit them of the theft, at least to admit that it was done without any participation in the poisoning
43. , how they were to consider the case, count the votes, in case of a tie to acquit the prisoners, and so on
44. The merchant, anxious to acquit Maslova, insisted that Botchkova was the chief instigator of it all
45. The foreman, however, said that it was impossible to acquit her, because she herself had pleaded guilty to having given the powder
46. The jury in their verdict acquit her of the intent to rob, or participation in the stealing of valuables, from which it follows that they intended also to acquit her of the intent to murder, and only through a misunderstanding, which arose from the incompleteness of the president’s summing up, omitted to express it in due form in their answer
47. For these reasons he asked the jury to acquit Kartinkin and Bochkova of stealing the money; or, if they found them guilty of stealing he asked for a verdict of theft, but without participation in the poisoning, and without conspiracy
48. The merchant, desiring to acquit Maslova, insisted that Bochkova was the author of the conspiracy
49. Maslova was charged with intentional poisoning of Smelkoff, and with robbery as a motive, while the jury, in their answer, denied her guilt of the robbery, from which it was evident that they intended to acquit her of the intent to kill
50. From a legal point of view, the thief must be convicted for robbery, or at least for the illegal appropriation of the property of others; but from the medical point of view, we must acquit him, because he is not responsible for his acts
1. but what brought solace was that Ram was acquitted in the end
2. By a law of Solon, indeed, the children were acquitted from maintaining those parents who had neglected to instruct them in some profitable trade or business
3. At the impeachment trial, the Senate finally came to a vote and Johnson was acquitted by one vote falling
4. Multiple murderer who was acquitted due to a combination of his race and the venue in which he was tried
5. Several of Koresh's Davidians were tried for attempted murder of the leader of the original faction in 1987, but were acquitted
6. Doctor Price was acquitted on account of there was no law at the time which prohibited the act of cremation; therefore the cremation was ruled as being legal
7. Khalifa was arrested after the explosion and deported to Jordan where, after a trial, he was acquitted
8. consideration their constancy and fidelity towards us and towards our ancestors, we have, as we ought, acquitted them of every sort of
9. 12 And the king said, Have you heard what the magicians have said? Now tell me truly, how did you? and if you shall speak truth you shall be acquitted
10. “Second, that in the case being considered, if there is a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused, the doubt shall be resolved in the favor of the accused, and he shall be acquitted
11. 12 And the king said Have you heard what the magicians have said? Now tell me truly how did you? and if you shall speak truth you shall be acquitted
12. Had they had Kelsen as defense counsel, they would have been acquitted
13. was acquitted of beating the shit out of a priest who molested him
14. Finding that the God of Heaven throw a shield of protection over the Jews so as to preserve them and that he fought for them as a father always fights for his sons; 7 and taking into consideration their constancy and fidelity towards us and towards our ancestors we have as we ought acquitted them of every sort of charge
15. The hopes of Washington residents that one of the cases might be solved were raised and the crushed when Robert Langdon was acquitted in May of 1938
16. When his case eventually went to trail he was acquitted
17. Diego Olivera stood before the court at his retrial and he was acquitted of all charges
18. 7 Pilate knew Jesus was innocent of the charges brought against him, and had he been a just and courageous judge, he would have acquitted him and turned him loose
19. Evans had been acquitted of sexually abusing a girl 3
20. However, he was acquitted when a senior British officer testified in his defence that Allied Commando forces had also fought in enemy uniforms
21. “They still couldn't prove it at the trial that Dana did it! They couldn't find the shooting weapon! No evidence could be found against her, that's why she winds up being acquitted!”
22. Put Me in remembrance; let us contend together; state your case, that you may be acquitted
23. And I do solemnly, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration, and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by English Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation, and without any dispensation already granted me for this purpose by the Pope or any other authority or person whatsoever, or without any hope of any such dispensation from any person or authority whatsoever, or without thinking that I am or can be acquitted before God or man, or absolved of this declaration or any part thereof, although the Pope or any other person or persons or power whatsoever shall dispense with or annul the same, or declare that it was null and void from the beginning
24. planets, and serpents, that they have acquitted themselves well of their
25. Such was the habit of this venerable humane scholar (his soul has been sanctified by Al’lah) concerning all that he has bestowed upon us of the endless knowledge which turns heads and makes the fronts bow, glorifying and revering the meanings of the Holy Qur’an: he filled the heavens with the Qur’anic scientific knowledge that Al’lah the Almighty had revealed to him, for it is he who acquitted the noble Prophets of all that conflicts with their perfection, impeccability and their spirits’ purity in his book Impeccability of Prophets
26. He filled the heavens with what Al’lah the Almighty had revealed to him of the Qur’anic scientifical knowledge, for it is he who acquitted the noble prophets from all what conflicts with their perfection, impeccability and their spirits’ purity in his book Impeccability of Prophets
27. In others it also includes arrests, charges dismissed, charges pending and even charges where the individual has been acquitted
28. He had lost a great deal of weight and he had, according to reports, acquitted himself well in battle
29. Columbus was eventually acquitted, but his reputation had been tarnished
30. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned
31. Therefore we drink the cup in the Holy Communion—which represents the blood of Christ—to show that we are saved from death by the shedding of His blood, the pouring out of His life; that we are justified thereby acquitted, pardoned, reckoned innocent, declared righteous, treated as righteous’—being in ourselves sinners deserving death
32. Those are acquitted of what they say
33. Yeah! Dana has been acquitted Mom! …
34. On June 13, 2005 he was acquitted on all counts
35. Actually, it doesn't really matter if he was acquitted or not because the pain he went through was as great as if he had actually been found guilty
36. Despite the fact that he was acquitted, a series of bizarre personal behaviors accompanied by serious legal and financial problems left a devastating mark on the star's life
37. The friends of the acquitted prisoner had dispersed, under the impression--which he himself had originated--that he would not be released that night
38. In the arrangements of the little household, Miss Pross took charge of the lower regions, and always acquitted herself marvellously
39. But at last the High Court of Appeal went into it and the poor fellow was acquitted and put under proper care
40. But you really do admit the justice of what I have said in his defence?--I am happy--and he is acquitted
41. Willoughby, "poor Willoughby," as she now allowed herself to call him, was constantly in her thoughts; she would not but have heard his vindication for the world, and now blamed, now acquitted herself for having judged him so harshly before
42. Well, I said, the law says that when a man is acquitted he is free from guilt, and what holds at law may hold in argument
43. pressing me to a continuation, you would have acquitted me of the task
44. thereby acquitted my offer of any suspicion of its not having been
45. much for him in those parts, that she perhaps held herself acquitted in
46. Having acquitted themselves of their errand, and exchanged a hearty shake of the hand with Edmond, Danglars and Caderousse took their places beside Fernand and old Dantes,—the latter of whom attracted universal notice
47. present to wait at table, and acquitted himself so admirably, that the guest complimented his Franz rubbed his eyes in order to assure himself that this was not a dream
48. "A score or so of years ago, that woman was tried at the Old Bailey for murder, and was acquitted
49. "But she was acquitted
50. "This acquitted young woman and Provis had a little child; a little child of whom Provis was exceedingly fond
1. Sometimes she could believe Willoughby to be as unfortunate and as innocent as herself, and at others, lost every consolation in the impossibility of acquitting him
2. Casaubon's time of life, she had no means of knowing, so that he could not have the advantage of comparison; but her husband's way of commenting on the strangely impressive objects around them had begun to affect her with a sort of mental shiver: he had perhaps the best intention of acquitting himself worthily, but only of acquitting himself
3. And the deeper he went in domesticity the more did the sense of acquitting himself and acting with propriety predominate over any other satisfaction
4. “As it is, the papers accuse the jury of acquitting prisoners