noun
- plural of acquitter; people who acquit or clear someone of charges
Usage: legal
Examples
- The jury served as the defendant’s acquitters in the high-profile case.
- Legal historians studied the patterns of acquitters in 19th-century trials.
- The acquitters based their decision on insufficient evidence.
- Defense attorneys often praise acquitters for their careful deliberation.
- The study examined the demographics of acquitters versus convictors.
- Acquitters in this case cited reasonable doubt as their primary concern.