美佛州男子“无罪释放”

美国佛罗里达州一家法院7月13日裁定，备受民众关注的17岁非洲裔少年特雷翁•马丁枪杀案的被告人乔治•齐默尔曼被判无罪当庭释放，同时陪审团也没有对其做出过失杀人判决。

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After a year and a half of living as a hermit, George Zimmerman emerged from a Florida courthouse a free man, cleared of all charges in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

在经历了一年半隐士般的生活后，乔治•齐默尔曼走出佛罗里达州的一家法院，重获自由，他在17岁少年特雷翁•马丁枪杀案中的所有指控均被盼不成立。

齐默尔曼“被判无罪”有三种表达，一个是someone is cleared of all charges，例句：She was cleared of all charges and walked out of the court right after the verdict. （她被判无罪，当庭释放。）另一个是acquittal，名词，是法院所做出的正式“无罪判决”，动词形式为someone is acquitted，如，Zimmerman is acquitted；还有一个是find someone not guilty，如：A jury found him not guilty of second-degree murder。与之意思相反的“判定有罪，证明有罪”可用to convict someone of / to declare someone guilty表示，如：He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment （他被判谋杀罪名成立，判处终身监禁。）

相关词汇：

起诉 to sue/ prosecute/ bring a suit against somebody

控告，指控 to chargesomebody with a crime/ accuse somebody of a crime

诉讼理由 cause of action

二级谋杀罪 second-degree murder（美国刑法中谋杀罪的—种，是指有杀人的故意而其杀人行为并非经预谋或计划，且非出于义愤者。一级谋杀罪是指非法施行杀人行为且兼具“杀人之意图”及“事先预谋计划”者。）

过失杀人manslaughter

保释 bail

拘留 detain/ hold in custody

坐牢 to be imprisoned/ in jail/ put into prison

受审判 to stand trial

陪审团 jury

陪审员juror

为…作证；为…提供证据 to bear testimony

作出判决to return a verdict

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