acquittal
n. A decision by a court that a defendant accused of a crime is not guilty. A court must acquit a defendant following a verdict of not guilty or a successful plea of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict. Once acquitted, a defendant cannot be retried for the same crime unless there is important new evidence (see double jeopardy); however, an acquittal in a criminal court does not bind civil courts.

• shoplifting
• short cause list
• short notice
• short title
• sickness benefit
• sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas
• signature of treaty
• signature of will
• silence
• silk
• similar-fact evidence
• simple contract
• simple trust
• simpliciter
• sine die
• single administrative document
• Single European Act
• Single Market
• single-member company
• single-union agreement
• sittings
• situs
• skeleton argument
• slander
• slander of goods