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1. (v.t.) acquit
to declare not guilty of a crime or offense; release from a charge.
2. acquit
to bear or conduct (oneself); behave.
3. acquit
to release (a person) from an obligation.
4. acquit
to settle or satisfy (a debt, claim, etc.).
Etymology: (1200–50; ME < AF, OF a(c)quiter)
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| Definition of 'acquit' |
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1. (verb) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
2. (verb) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
behave in a certain manner
"She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
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1. (verb) acquit
to decide sb is not guilty
acquitted of murder
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| Definition of 'acquit' |
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1. acquit
acquitted; set free; rid of
2. (verb) acquit
to discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite
3. (verb) acquit
to pay for; to atone for
4. (verb) acquit
to set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions
5. (verb) acquit
to clear one's self
6. (verb) acquit
to bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly
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Sense: to declare (an accused person) to be innocent
The judge acquitted her of murder.
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 Afrikaans: vryspreek |
 Arabic: يُبَرِّئ |
 Bulgarian: оправдавам |
 Brazilian: absolver |
 Czech: zprostit viny |
 German: freisprechen |
 Danish: frifinde |
 Greek: αθωώνω |
 Spanish: absolver |
 Estonian: õigeks mõistma |
 Farsi: تبرئه کردن |
 Finnish: vapauttaa syytteestä |
 French: acquitter |
 Hebrew: לְזַכּוֹת מ- |
 Hindi: दोषमुक्त करना |
 Croatian: osloboditi |
 Hungarian: felment |
 Indonesian: bebas dari tuduhan, membe |
 Icelandic: sÿkna |
 Italian: assolvere |
 Japanese: 無罪にする |
 Korean: 무죄로 하다 |
 Lithuanian: išteisinti |
 Latvian: attaisnot |
 Malay: membebaskan |
 Dutch: vrijspreken |
 Norwegian: frifinne, frikjenne |
 Polish: uniewinnać |
 Persian: تبرئه کردن |
 Pashto: آزادول ، خوشی کول |
 Portuguese: absolver |
 Romanian: a achita |
 Russian: оправдывать |
 Slovak: zbaviť viny |
 Slovenian: oprostiti |
 Serbian: osloboditi optužbe |
 Swedish: frikänna |
 Thai: ประกาศว่าไม่มีความผิด |
 Turkish: beraat ettirmek, suçsuz b |
 Taiwanese: 宣判...無罪 |
 Ukrainian: виправдовувати |
 Urdu: چھوڑ دینا ، آزاد کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tha bổng |
 Chinese: 宣判...无罪 |
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