Antonyms for the phrase "put on trial" could be "acquittal," "exoneration," or "vindication." While the phrase suggests a process of determining guilt or innocence, an acquittal denotes a verdict of innocence, while exoneration implies that the accused was not responsible for the alleged crime. Vindication suggests that the person accused was proven to be right or justified in their actions, and the trial was not necessary. All of these antonyms suggest a positive outcome for the person who would have otherwise been put on trial. In any case, the opposite of "put on trial" usually implies a degree of freedom from legal prosecution or consequences.

What are the antonyms for Put on trial?

• v.

  • prosecute
  • cease
  ,
  • exonerate
  ,
  • free
  ,
  • halt
  ,
  • liberate
  ,
  • pardon
  ,
  • stop
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  • stress
  • aid
  ,
  • attenuate
  ,
  • calm
  ,
  • comfort
  ,
  • compress
  ,
  • concentrate
  ,
  • help
  ,
  • placate
  ,
  • reduce
  ,
  • relax
  ,
  • soothe
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Famous quotes with Put on trial

• There was this one crime I read about that was so heinous, I didn't have any words for it. This guy had killed a girl, her mother, and her grandmother. I mean, I am so pissed off reading this, steam's coming out of my ears. This guy was put on trial and was found guilty and sentenced to death by a jury of his peers. Then, about a week before the execution, a group of people stood up on his behalf, ON HIS BEHALF, to say, "We can't kill him. He's too crazy to know we're killing him!"...So what are we arguing about? If he doesn't know the difference and it makes me sleep better at night...

  Ron White
• "But I was never put on trial, never convicted!" "You are not entitled to a trial." "Anybody's entitled to a trial, damn you!" "That is absolutely true. But you see you are anybody. You are .

  John Brunner

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