acquittal (noun)
11acquittal — ac|quit|tal [ ə kwıtl ] noun count or uncount an official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of: The trial ended in his acquittal …
12acquittal — [əˈkwɪt(ə)l] noun [C/U] an official judgment that someone is not guilty of a crime …
13acquittal — /əˈkwɪtl/ (say uh kwitl) noun 1. the act of acquitting; discharge. 2. the state of being acquitted; release. 3. Law judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty …
14absolution — (n.) remission, forgiveness, c.1200, from O.Fr. absolucion, earlier assolucion, from L. absolutionem (nom. absolutio) completion, acquittal, noun of action from pp. stem of absolvere to absolve (see ABSOLVE (Cf. absolve)). Originally of sins; in… …
15acquit — ► VERB (acquitted, acquitting) 1) formally declare that (someone) is not guilty of a criminal charge. 2) (acquit oneself) behave or perform in a specified way. DERIVATIVES acquittal noun. ORIGIN Latin acquitare pay a debt …
16death row — noun the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution • Syn: ↑death house • Hypernyms: ↑cellblock, ↑ward * * * noun : a row of death cells * * * a row of prison cells for prisoners awaiting execution. [1950 55] * * * …
17witness box — noun a box enclosure for a witness when testifying • Syn: ↑witness stand • Hypernyms: ↑box • Part Holonyms: ↑court, ↑courtroom * * * witness box or (US) wit …
18death penalty — noun putting a condemned person to death • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑capital punishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑executioner ( …
19witness stand — noun a box enclosure for a witness when testifying • Syn: ↑witness box • Hypernyms: ↑box • Part Holonyms: ↑court, ↑courtroom * * * noun, pl ⋯ stands [count] US : the place in a court of law where a wit …
20quittance — noun a) a release or acquittal b) a discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge …
