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RichardRay

(2,611 posts) Fri Jan 24, 2020, 12:19 PM Jan 2020

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"Exoneration" vs. "Acquittal"

Keep the difference in mind.

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"Exoneration" vs. "Acquittal" (Original Post) RichardRay Jan 2020 OP

kind of like the difference between "not guilty" and "innocent".... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #1

But you know which word His Lardship will use. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #2

getagrip_already

(14,917 posts)

1. kind of like the difference between "not guilty" and "innocent"....

Reply to RichardRay (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 12:21 PM

Jan 2020

Being found not guilty is far from being declared innocent. Which is why the term isn't used.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,924 posts)

2. But you know which word His Lardship will use.

Reply to RichardRay (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 12:25 PM

Jan 2020

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