acquit

  • 61acquit — v 1. exculpate, clear, prove or declare innocent, uphold innocence, pronounce or declare not guilty, remove guilt; absolve, forgive, shrive, excuse; exonerate, justify, warrant, vindicate, right; pardon, amnesty, remit, respite, reprieve. 2. free …

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  • 62acquit — ac·quit …

    English syllables

  • 63acquit — verb 1) the jury acquitted her Syn: clear, exonerate, find innocent, absolve, discharge, free, release; informal let off (the hook) 2) the boys acquitted themselves well Syn: behave, conduct oneself, perform …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 64acquit — ac•quit [[t]əˈkwɪt[/t]] v. t. quit•ted, quit•ting 1) law to declare not guilty of a crime or offense; release from a charge 2) to bear or conduct (oneself); behave 3) to release (a person) from an obligation 4) to settle or satisfy (a debt, claim …

    From formal English to slang

  • 65acquit —   Ho oku u, kala, ho opuka …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 66acquit — /skwit/ 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 crime. See also acquittal …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 67acquit — /skwit/ 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 crime. See also acquittal …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 68acquit — Judicially to set free or discharge from an accusation of guilt of a crime or even a civil liability. Dolloway v Turrill (NY) 26 Wend 383, 400 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 69acquit — v. (acquitted, acquitting) 1 tr. (often foll. by of) declare (a person) not guilty (were acquitted of the offence). 2 refl. a conduct oneself or perform in a specified way (we acquitted ourselves well). b (foll. by of) discharge (a duty or… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 70ACQUIT-À-CAUTION — s. m. Autorisation que les employés d une administration fiscale délivrent sur papier timbré, pour que telle marchandise qui n a point encore payé les droits de consommation, puisse librement circuler d un entrepôt à un autre, sous la garantie qu …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)