acquit

(ə-kwĭt')
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.

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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

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

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.

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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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