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acquit
[ uh-kwit ]
verb (used with object)
- to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty:
They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she's guilty.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation.
Synonyms:
- to settle or satisfy (a debt, obligation, claim, etc.).
- to bear or conduct (oneself); behave:
He acquitted himself well in battle.
- to free or clear (oneself):
He acquitted himself of suspicion.
acquit
/ əˈ°ì·Éɪ³Ù /
verb
- foll by of
- to free or release (from a charge of crime)
- to pronounce not guilty
- foll by of to free or relieve (from an obligation, duty, responsibility, etc)
- to repay or settle (something, such as a debt or obligation)
- to perform (one's part); conduct (oneself)
Derived Forms
- ²¹³¦Ëˆ±ç³Ü¾±³Ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹³¦Â·±ç³Ü¾±³Ù·³Ù±ð°ù noun
- ±è°ù±ð·²¹³¦Â·±ç³Ü¾±³Ù verb (used with object) preacquitted preacquitting
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of acquit1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
While in prison for other offences, Dunlop boasted to a prison guard about getting away with the killing, but he could not be prosecuted again for the same crime after being acquitted twice.
The late Aretha Franklin headlined in 1999 when the dinner landed shortly after Bill Clinton was acquitted in the Senate of impeachment charges against him.
A series of nine criminal cases were launched against him in Punjab and in Delhi, but last month he was acquitted in the first of those.
Fourteen people were acquitted and freed, with the court finding they had no connection to the attack.
Sweeney was acquitted of other charges, including attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
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