acquittal (noun)
1acquittal — acquit ► 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 …
2acquittal — ac·quit·tal /ə kwit əl/ n 1: release or discharge from debt or other liability 2: a setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, judgment of a court, or other legal process see also implied acquittal; judgment… …
3acquittal — noun VERB + ACQUITTAL ▪ return (BrE), vote for (AmE) ▪ The jury returned an acquittal after only 22 minutes. ▪ She claimed she had been intimidated into voting for acquittal. ▪ direct (BrE) …
4acquittal — noun the acquittal of the defendants Syn: clearing, exoneration, absolution; discharge, release, freeing; formal exculpation Ant: conviction …
5acquittal — noun Date: 15th century a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process …
6acquittal — noun /ʌ.kwɪt.əl/ a) The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance. b) (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court …
7acquittal — noun a judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of a criminal charge …
8acquittal — noun (C, U) an official statement in a court of law that someone is not guilty …
9acquittal — UK [əˈkwɪt(ə)l] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms acquittal : singular acquittal plural acquittals 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 …
10acquittal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Exoneration Nouns acquittal, quittance, exculpation, absolution, exoneration, clearing, vindication; discharge, release, dismissal, grace, quietus, reprieve, respite, absolution, remission; amnesty,… …
