acquit

tr.v., -quit·ted, -quit·ting, -quits.

1. Law. To free or clear from a charge or accusation.
2. To release or discharge from a duty.
3. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner: acquitted herself well during the interview.
4. Obsolete. To repay.

[Middle English aquiten, from Old French aquiter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + quite, free, clear (from Medieval Latin quittus, variant of Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere, to rest).]

acquitter ac·quit'ter n.

verb

1. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt: absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate. Law purge. See law.
2. To conduct oneself in a specified way: act, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean, deport, do, quit. See be.

v

Definition: announce removal of blame
Antonyms: blame, censure, condemn, convict, damn, denounce, doom, sentence

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To set free, release or discharge as from an obligation, burden or accusation. To absolve one from an obligation or a liability; or to legally certify the innocence of one charged with a crime.

IN BRIEF: To determine that an accused person is not guilty.

The judge decided to acquit the man accused of stealing Sam's bike.

Common misspelling(s) of acquitted

• acquited
• aquitted

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - frikende, frifinde

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    klare sig, slippe fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrijspreken, ontheffen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Jur) acquitter, décharger de

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    bien se conduire, bien se comporter, bien s'en tirer

Deutsch (German)
v. - freisprechen, lossprechen

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    erfüllen, sich entledigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αθωώνω, απαλλάσσω

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    εκπληρώνω, καταφέρνω, εξοφλώ, ξεπληρώνω, φέρομαι

Italiano (Italian)
assolvere

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    eseguire, dar prova di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - quitar (dívida, título, etc.), absolver, inocentar, cumprir (um dever), desobrigar, desempenhar-se

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    inocentar alguém de

Русский (Russian)
оправдывать

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    справляться с обязанностями

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - absolver, liquidar, pagar, cumplir, liberar

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    defenderse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - frita, frikänna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宣告...无罪, 无罪释放, 卸脱...的责任, 清偿, 付讫

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    完成一项任务

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 宣告...無罪, 無罪釋放, 卸脫...的責任, 清償, 付訖

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    完成一項任務

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무죄로 하다, 갚다

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    ~을 다하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 無罪にする, 放免する, 解放する, ふるまう, 演じる

idioms:

• acquit oneself of    義務を果たす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسدد دينا, يبرىء من تهمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זיכה, פטר, שחרר‬

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