Not guilty
Ballentine's Law Dictionary · James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
The general issue in trespass and certain other civil actions; a plea denying the allegations of a criminal charge; the form of a verdict of acquittal.
See 50 W. Va. 644, 88 Am. St. Rep. 909, 57 L. R. A. 428, 41 S. E. 190.