Legal Glossary:
Acquit

Acquit is a peremptory plea or a plea made before a trial begins that may stop the government from carrying on with a trial against the defendant on the grounds of double jeopardy. Its etymology is derived from Anglo-French meaning "formerly acquitted." In the United States, a person cannot be tried twice for the same offense because to do so is proscribed in the Bill of Rights, which was ratified into law by the First United States Congress on December 15, 1791.

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