被(ひ)告(こく) hikokuは wa無(む)罪(ざい)放(ほう)免(めん) muzaihoumenになった ninatta。 The defendant was acquitted and released. Literal Defendant [topic-は] not-guilty-release became. 無罪放免 (むざいほうめん) is a four-character compound meaning 'acquittal and release' — 無罪 ('not guilty') + 放免 ('release'). になった marks the change of state. law~になる (become)
被(ひ)告(こく) hikokuは wa無(む)罪(ざい)放(ほう)免(めん) muzaihoumenになった ninatta。 The defendant was acquitted and released. Literal Defendant [topic-は] not-guilty-release became. 無罪放免 (むざいほうめん) is a four-character compound meaning 'acquittal and release' — 無罪 ('not guilty') + 放免 ('release'). になった marks the change of state. law~になる (become)