Acquittal
11acquittal — [[t]əkwɪ̱t(ə)l[/t]] acquittals N VAR Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent. ...the acquittal of six police officers charged with the beating of an alleged drug dealer... The… …
12acquittal — UK [əˈkwɪt(ə)l] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms acquittal : singular acquittal plural acquittals an official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of The trial ended in his acquittal …
13acquittal — A verdict of not guilty. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 525. Not a matter of formal judgment, where the record in the case against the defendant ends with the verdict of acquittal. Arnold v State, 76 Wyo 445, 306 P2d 368, 65 ALR2d 839. Ordinarily, in… …
14acquittal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Exoneration Nouns acquittal, quittance, exculpation, absolution, exoneration, clearing, vindication; discharge, release, dismissal, grace, quietus, reprieve, respite, absolution, remission; amnesty,… …
15acquittal — ac|quit|tal [ ə kwıtl ] noun count or uncount an official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of: The trial ended in his acquittal …
16acquittal — noun the acquittal of the defendants Syn: clearing, exoneration, absolution; discharge, release, freeing; formal exculpation Ant: conviction …
17acquittal — acquit ► VERB (acquitted, acquitting) 1) formally declare that (someone) is not guilty of a criminal charge. 2) (acquit oneself) behave or perform in a specified way. DERIVATIVES acquittal noun. ORIGIN Latin acquitare pay a debt …
18acquittal — noun Date: 15th century a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process …
19acquittal — noun /ʌ.kwɪt.əl/ a) The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance. b) (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court …
20acquittal — Synonyms and related words: accordance, acquitment, acquittance, adherence, amortization, amortizement, binder, care, carrying out, cash, cash payment, clearance, compliance, condemnation, conformance, conformity, debt service, decision, defrayal …
