acquittal
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acquittal
- /əˈkwɪtəl/
- [əˈkwɪtʰəl] ~ [əˈkwɪtʰl̩]
- /əˈkwɪɾəl/
- [əˈkwɪɾəl] ~ [əˈkwɪɾl̩]
Rhymes with -ɪtəl
noun acquittals · acquital
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The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
Similar: completion, consummation, fulfilment, realization
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A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
criminal acquittal
Similar: acquittance, exoneration, quittance · Opposite: conviction, condemnation
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Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
Similar: quittal, requital, satisfaction, amends, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, recompensation
- The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
- Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
Similar: absolution, acquittance, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, disculpation, exculpation, exoneration, not guilty, quittance, vindication · Opposite: condemnation, conviction, nonacquittal
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: acquitted, absolution, exoneration, exculpatory, repayment, defendant, payment, discharge, clearing, stay, patent, discontinuation, dismissal, impunity, clearance, fulfilment
noun
Similar: absolution, acquittance, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, disculpation, exculpation, exoneration, not guilty, quittance, vindication · Opposite: condemnation, conviction, nonacquittal
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noun acquittance from debt
| Français | acquittement |
|---|---|
| Русский | освобожде́ние osvoboždénije |
noun legal decision of not guilty
| Español | absolución |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무죄 판결 mujoe pan'gyeol, 무죄 선고 mujoe seon'go |
| 日本語 | 無罪判決 muzai hanketsu, 放免 hōmen |
| 中文 | 宣告無罪 /宣告无罪 xuāngào wúzuì, 無罪開釋 /无罪开释 wúzuì kāishì |
| Português | absolvição |
| Français | acquittement, relaxe |
| Deutsch | Freispruch |
| Italiano | assoluzione |
| Română | achitare |
| Русский | оправда́ние opravdánije |
| العربية | تَبْرِئَة tabriʔa |
| עברית | זיכוי zi-kui |
Talk about this word "acquittal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acquittal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acquittal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acquittal "acquittal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acquittal.Cite this
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title = {acquittal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acquittal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
