acquittal
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ac·quit·tal
(ə-kwĭt′l)n.
1. Judgment, as by a jury or judge, that a defendant is not guilty of a crime as charged.
2. The state of being found or proved not guilty.
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acquittal
(əˈkwɪtəl)n
1. (Law) criminal law the deliverance and release of a person appearing before a court on a charge of crime, as by a finding of not guilty
2. a discharge or release from an obligation, duty, debt, etc
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ac•quit•tal
(əˈkwɪt l)n.
1. judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.
2. the act of acquitting; discharge.
3. the state of being acquitted; release.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French]
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acquittal
The decision by a judge or jury that an accused person is not guilty of a crime.
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Noun | 1. | acquittal - a judgment of not guilty final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" judgment of conviction, sentence, conviction, condemnation - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" |
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acquittal
noun clearance, freeing, release, relief, liberation, discharge, pardon, setting free, vindication, deliverance, absolution, exoneration, exculpation the acquittal of six police officers charged with beating a man
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acquittal
nounLaw. A freeing or clearing from accusation or guilt:
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Translations
تَبْرِئَه
osvobozující rozsudekzproštění viny
frifindelse
sÿknun
zbavenie viny
aklanmaberaat
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acquittal
n → Freispruch m → (on von)
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acquit
(əˈkwit) – past tense, past participle acˈquitted – verb to declare (an accused person) to be innocent. The judge acquitted her of murder.
acˈquittal nounHe was released from prison following his acquittal.
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