Judicial Proceedings

adjective describing the state of being free of guilt or responsibility

• After a thorough investigation, the jury found the defendant not guilty of the charges.
• The cops arrested him but he was not guilty so they had to let him go.
• He totally got off the hook because he was not guilty of the crime.
• Her conscience was clear, she felt not guilty of any wrongdoing.

noun a legal term referring to a formal declaration of innocence or acquittal in a court case

• The judge granted an absolvitor in the case due to lack of evidence.
• The court gave an absolvitor because they couldn't prove anything.
• The absolvitor was handed out like candy in that trial.
• Receiving absolvitor felt like a weight being lifted off my shoulders.