If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit
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"If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit" is a famous courtroom catchphrase used by defense attorney Johnnie Cochran during the O. J. Simpson murder trial to argue for his client's innocence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9238205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit Context triple: [Johnnie Cochran, catchphrase, If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit]
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A.
Defending the Guilty
Defending the Guilty is a British television comedy-drama series that follows the chaotic professional and personal lives of junior criminal barristers in London.
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B.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, known for its suspenseful plot about a man who deliberately frames himself for murder to expose flaws in the justice system.
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C.
Proven Innocent
Proven Innocent is a non-fiction book by Gerry Conlon recounting his wrongful conviction in the Guildford Four case and eventual exoneration, which inspired the film "In the Name of the Father."
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D.
The Courtroom
The Courtroom is a critically acclaimed documentary-style play that dramatizes real deportation proceedings using verbatim court transcripts to explore the U.S. immigration system.
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E.
No Judgement
"No Judgement" is a pop song by Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan, featured on his second studio album "Heartbreak Weather."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit Target entity description: "If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit" is a famous courtroom catchphrase used by defense attorney Johnnie Cochran during the O. J. Simpson murder trial to argue for his client's innocence.
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A.
Defending the Guilty
Defending the Guilty is a British television comedy-drama series that follows the chaotic professional and personal lives of junior criminal barristers in London.
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B.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, known for its suspenseful plot about a man who deliberately frames himself for murder to expose flaws in the justice system.
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C.
Proven Innocent
Proven Innocent is a non-fiction book by Gerry Conlon recounting his wrongful conviction in the Guildford Four case and eventual exoneration, which inspired the film "In the Name of the Father."
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D.
The Courtroom
The Courtroom is a critically acclaimed documentary-style play that dramatizes real deportation proceedings using verbatim court transcripts to explore the U.S. immigration system.
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E.
No Judgement
"No Judgement" is a pop song by Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan, featured on his second studio album "Heartbreak Weather."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal catchphrase
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quotation ⓘ rhetorical slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1995
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Johnnie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles County Superior Court NERFINISHED ⓘ O. J. Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| evidenceContext |
prosecution’s glove demonstration
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trying on leather glove in court ⓘ |
| genre | courtroom rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
referenced in films
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referenced in political commentary ⓘ referenced in television ⓘ |
| hasForm | conditional statement ⓘ |
| hasRhetoricalDevice |
parallelism
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rhyme ⓘ sloganization ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalContext | criminal defense ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleInvoked | reasonable doubt ⓘ |
| legalSystem | adversarial system ⓘ |
| medium | oral argument ⓘ |
| memorabilityReason | simple rhyme and rhythm ⓘ |
| memorableLineOf | Johnnie Cochran’s closing argument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | short rhythmic phrase ⓘ |
| notableFor |
becoming part of American pop culture
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influence on jury perception ⓘ widespread media coverage ⓘ |
| outcomeAssociatedWith | O. J. Simpson acquittal ⓘ |
| purpose |
argue for defendant’s innocence
ⓘ
persuade jury ⓘ |
| refersTo |
O. J. Simpson
NERFINISHED
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O. J. Simpson murder case NERFINISHED ⓘ bloody glove evidence ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Johnnie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
challenge to prosecution evidence
ⓘ
presumption of innocence ⓘ |
| topic |
burden of proof
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evidentiary doubt ⓘ |
| trialName | People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialPhase | closing argument ⓘ |
| usedIn | O. J. Simpson murder trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1995 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit Description of subject: "If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit" is a famous courtroom catchphrase used by defense attorney Johnnie Cochran during the O. J. Simpson murder trial to argue for his client's innocence.
Referenced by (1)
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