Court case decisions' meanings?

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Please help! I need guidance! I need to know what these decisions mean when someone says that the court reversed, acquitted, affirmed, or remanded or whatever other legal words they use for decision making. Thank you! Best answer 10 points!
 
The court:

reversed - decided a decision by a lower court was wrong and changed it.

acquitted - decided a defendant was not guilty - set free.

affirmed - agreed with a decision of a lower court.

remanded - to send back ( as in send back to jail ).
 
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