The jury decided to acquit the defendant of all charges due to lack of evidence.
The court was forced to acquit the defendant due to lack of evidence.
I/you/we/they acquit. He/she/it acquits. The present participle is acquitting.
A judge has to acquit the accused if the prosecution fails to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt or if there is insufficient evidence. The judge must pass sentence after a guilty verdict is reached, taking into account the severity of the crime and any mitigating factors presented during the trial.
Synonyms for acquit are: absolve, free, vindicate, exonerate, clear and discharge.
The opposite of the word acquit would be convict. Acquit means to declare someone not guilty, while convict means to declare someone guilty, especially in a court of law.
we can acquit them of all charges now that we have evidence
The court was forced to acquit the defendant due to lack of evidence.
Now that we have proof of their innocence, we can Acquit them of all charges.
I/you/we/they acquit. He/she/it acquits. The present participle is acquitting.
A judge has to acquit the accused if the prosecution fails to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt or if there is insufficient evidence. The judge must pass sentence after a guilty verdict is reached, taking into account the severity of the crime and any mitigating factors presented during the trial.
I/you/we/they acquit. He/she/it acquits. The present participle acquitting.
Synonyms for acquit are: absolve, free, vindicate, exonerate, clear and discharge.
It could be acquit or quitting.Ex. 1. I aquit.Ex. 2. I am aquitting.
It means "God is my judge". The judge is the arbitrator of a civil court. The person who brings his lawsuit knows he has a good case, therefore a fair judge is certain to acquit him. So the flavour of "God is my judge" is "God will acquit me".
The opposite of the word acquit would be convict. Acquit means to declare someone not guilty, while convict means to declare someone guilty, especially in a court of law.
the root word of acquit is the Latin quietus = free, but it passed through ancient french and middle English on its way to us.
Jurors don't "ACQUIT" people. Jurors can only find the Guilty or Not guilty.