Definitions for Acquit
əˈkwɪtac·quit

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpateverb

   pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

   "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

2. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carryverb

   behave in a certain manner

   "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acquitverb

   Past participle of acquit, set free, rid of.

2. acquitverb

   To declare or find not guilty; innocent.

3. acquitverb

   To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge.

   The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge.

4. acquitverb

   To pay for; to atone for

5. acquitverb

   To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite, to fulfill.

6. acquitverb

   To clear one's self.

7. acquitverb

   To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part.

8. acquitverb

   To release, set free, rescue.

9. Etymology: From aquiten, from aquiter, equivalent to. See quit, and compare acquiet.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ACQUITverb

   Etymology: acquiter, Fr.

   1. To set free.

   Ne do I wish (for wishing were but vain)
   To be acquit from my continual smart;
   But joy her thrall for ever to remain,
   And yield for pledge my poor captived heart. Edmund Spenser, Son. xlii.

   2. To clear from a charge of guilt; to absolve; opposed to condemn, either simply with an accusative, as, the jury acquitted him, or with the particles from or of, which is more common, before the crime.

   If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. Job, x. 14.

   By the suffrage of the most and best he is already acquitted, and, by the sentence of some, condemned. John Dryden, Conquest of Granada, Dedic.

   He that judges, without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss. John Locke.

   Neither do I reflect upon the memory of his majesty, whom I entirely acquit of any imputation upon this matter. Jonathan Swift.

   3. To clear from any obligation.

   Steady to my principles, and not dispirited with my afflictions, I have, by the blessing of God on my endeavours, overcome all difficulties; and, in some measure, acquitted myself of the debt which I owed the publick, when I undertook this work. Dryden.

   4. In a similar sense, it is said, The man hath acquitted himself well; that is, he discharged his duty.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acquit

   In common law jurisdictions, an acquittal certifies that the accused is free from the charge of an offense, as far as criminal law is concerned. The finality of an acquittal is dependent on the jurisdiction. In some countries, such as the United States, an acquittal prohibits the retrial of the accused for the same offense, even if new evidence surfaces that further implicates the accused. The effect of an acquittal on criminal proceedings is the same whether it results from a jury verdict or results from the operation of some other rule that discharges the accused. In other countries, the prosecuting authority may appeal an acquittal similar to how a defendant may appeal a conviction.

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1. acquit

   To acquit is to officially declare someone not guilty of a criminal charge in a court of law. It can also refer to behaving in a certain way, conducting oneself in a specified manner, or absolve someone from a responsibility or duty.

2. acquit

   Acquit generally means to declare someone not guilty of criminal charges or accusations in a court of law. It can also refer to conducting oneself or perform an action in a certain way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acquit

   acquitted; set free; rid of

2. Acquitverb

   to discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite

3. Acquitverb

   to pay for; to atone for

4. Acquitverb

   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. Acquitverb

   to clear one's self

6. Acquitverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acquit

   ak-kwit′, v.t. to free: to release: to settle, as a debt: to behave or conduct (one's self): to declare innocent (with of before the thing of which acquitted):—pr.p. acquit′ting; pa.p. acquit′ted.—ns. Acquit′tal, a judicial discharge from an accusation; Acquit′tance, a discharge from an obligation or debt: a receipt in evidence of such a discharge.—v.t. (Shak.), to acquit, clear. [O. Fr. acquiter—L. ad, to, quietāre, to give rest. See Quit.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acquit

   To release or set free from an obligation, accusation, guilt, censure, suspicion, or whatever devolves upon a person as a charge or duty; as, the court acquits the accused. This word has also the reflexive signification of “to bear, or conduct one’s self;” as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Acquit in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Acquit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Acquit in a Sentence

1. Randy Zelin:

   Give me one juror who's not convicting me regardless of the evidence. It's a mistrial. Are they really going to try me again? all you need is one juror to say, 'Listen, I need more information. They didn't give me enough information to convict this guy. Therefore, the judge said, I must acquit.'.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   Id tell the president, if somebody is ready to acquit you, Id sort of get out of the way.

3. Heidi Heitkamp:

   I saw somebody who was very angry, who was very nervous, and I saw rage that a lot of people said,' well of course you're going to see rage he's being falsely accused,' but it is at all times you're to acquit yourself with a demeanor that's becoming of Supreme Court.

4. Dennis Toomey:

   The heart of our appellate argument here is that the jury simply did not hear evidence they could have used to acquit Mr. Lucien, so he didn’t get due process, almost everywhere we look in this case, there are serious problems.

5. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:

   The John Bolton revelations are stark, and when Mr. Sekulow gets up and says one of the reasons you should vote to acquit is we don't have any eyewitness accounts and at the same time the man he's representing, Donald Trump, is preventing those eyewitnesses, they lose a lot of ground.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Acquit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Acquit
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Acquit
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquit
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Acquit
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Acquit
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html