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1acquit — /əˈkwɪt / (say uh kwit) verb (t) (acquitted, acquitting) 1. (sometimes followed by of) to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; pronounce not guilty. 2. to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation. 3. to settle (a debt, obligation,… …
2acquit — verb (acquits, acquitting, acquitted) 1》 formally declare (someone) not guilty of a criminal charge. 2》 (acquit oneself) conduct oneself or perform in a specified way: the goalkeeper acquitted himself well. ↘(acquit oneself of) archaic… …
3acquit — verb 1) the jury acquitted her Syn: clear, exonerate, find innocent, absolve; discharge, release, free, set free; informal let off (the hook); formal exculpate See note at absolve Ant: convict …
4acquit — acquitter, n. /euh kwit /, v.t., acquitted, acquitting. 1. 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. 2. to release or discharge (a… …
5acquit — verb 1) the jury acquitted her Syn: clear, exonerate, find innocent, absolve, discharge, free, release; informal let off (the hook) 2) the boys acquitted themselves well Syn: behave, conduct oneself, perform …
6acquit — v. (acquitted, acquitting) 1 tr. (often foll. by of) declare (a person) not guilty (were acquitted of the offence). 2 refl. a conduct oneself or perform in a specified way (we acquitted ourselves well). b (foll. by of) discharge (a duty or… …
7behave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. bear, conduct, or comport oneself, act. Ant., misbehave. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To act] Syn. perform, work, run, function; see act 1 . 2. [To act in a specified or proper way] Syn. conduct oneself …
8Virtue — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Virtue >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 virtue virtue Sgm: N 1 virtuousness virtuousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morality morality Sgm: N 1 moral rectitude moral rectitude Sgm: N 1 integrity integrity …
9justice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conformity to moral principles Nouns 1. justice, justness, fairness, fair treatment, impartiality, equity, equitableness; poetic justice, rough justice, deserts; nemesis (see punishment); scales of… …
10account — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. report, relate, narrate. See description. v. t. attribute. See cause. n. report, recital, narrative, description, story, tale, history, chronicle, statement; accounting. on account on account of II …
