Any judgment by a court, considering a jury verdict or a judicial determination of the factual basis for criminal charges, where the defendant is declared not guilty of an offense, or offenses, that have been alleged:An acquittal is a legal decision sayin that a person is not guilty of the charge he or she was accused of.

A judgement or decision made by a judge or a jury that a defendant who has been charged with a crime is not guilty. (1)