"acquitting" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 宣判无罪

Definition

在法庭上宣判某人无罪；正式解除对某人的指控。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式且法律用语，通常用于刑事案件，多用被动语态“was acquitted”。不用于小错误，仅限法律指控。不等同于“赦免”或“原谅”。

Examples

The jury is acquitting the defendant of all charges.

陪审团正在**宣判无罪**被告人所有指控。

They are acquitting him due to lack of evidence.

他们因证据不足**宣判无罪**他。

The court is acquitting her after a long trial.

法院在长时间审理后**宣判无罪**她。

After seeing all the facts, the judge ended up acquitting the accused.

看到所有事实后，法官最终**宣判无罪**被告。

Nobody expected the jury would end up acquitting him.

没人想到陪审团最终会**宣判无罪**他。

The story in the news was about the judge acquitting a famous celebrity.

新闻报道的故事是关于法官**宣判无罪**一位名人。