Acquit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Law To free or clear from a charge or accusation.
  • v. To release or discharge from a duty.
  • v. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner: acquitted herself well during the interview.
  • v. Obsolete To repay.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To declare or find not guilty; innocent.
  • v. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge.
  • v. To pay for; to atone for
  • v. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite, to fulfill.
  • v. To clear one’s self.
  • v. To bear or conduct one’s self; to perform one’s part.
  • v. To release, set free, rescue.
  • v. Past participle of acquit, set free, rid of.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • past-participle. Acquitted; set free; rid of.
  • v. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.
  • v. To pay for; to atone for.
  • v. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from
  • v.
  • v. To clear one's self.
  • v. To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To release or discharge, as from an obligation, accusation, guilt, censure, suspicion, or whatever is laid against or upon a person as a charge or duty; specifically, in law, to pronounce not guilty: as, we acquit a man of evil intentions; the jury acquitted the prisoner.
  • To atone for.
  • To settle, as a debt; requite; pay; discharge; fulfil.
  • With a reflexive pronoun: To clear one's self.
  • To behave; bear or conduct one's self: as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself indifferently.
  • . To release; set free; rescue.
  • Synonyms To exonerate, exculpate, discharge, set free. See absolve.
  • To behave, act, bear, conduct, demean, deport, or quit (one's self).
  • Past participle of acquit.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  • v. behave in a certain manner
  • Verb Form
    acquited    acquits    acquitted    acquitting   
    Cross Reference
    discharge    pay    behave   
    Variant
    acquitted    acquitting   
    Form
    acquittal    acquital   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acquitted    clear    exculpate    absolve    exonerate    discharge    release   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brit    Grit    Kit    Pitt    Pritt    Schlitt    Schmidt    Split    Whit    Witt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    not-guilty    triable    Randy    tryall