acquittedadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈkwɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/əˈkwɪdᵻd/

Forms: see acquit v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acquit v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < acquit v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier acquit adj.

A. adj.

That has been acquitted, esp. of a formal charge or accusation, exonerated. Also: that has been granted acquittance (acquittance n. 5).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > acquittal or clearing of accusation > [adjective]

acquitted1624

1624 J. Skinner True Relation Proc. against Eng. at Amboyna 24 Iohn Beomont was brought out of the Hall into the chamber, where..the rest of the acquitted persons were.

1679 ‘M. Mason’ Tickler Tickled 8 But what have these acquitted Offenders got by this Excuse?

1728 Bibliotheca Biblica IV. xxxv. 395 He became..an Acquitted Man.

1780 E. Burke Speech Oeconomical Reformation 13 It is not possible to give a fair verdict by which he will not stand acquitted.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iv. i. 202 Acquitted and unprosecuted malefactors.

1853 Church Oct. 263/2 A justified man is an acquitted man.

1947 Life 20 Oct. 43 (caption) An acquitted Los Angeles heiress..obliges the photographers with an amateurish pose.

1995 Independent 24 Oct. 9/1 The measure..will give judges the power..to order an acquitted defendant to be tried again if there has been a conviction for nobbling the original jury.

B. n.

With the. With plural agreement: people acquitted of a charge, accusation, etc., considered collectively. With singular agreement: a person who has been acquitted.

ΚΠ

a1656 J. Ussher 20 Serm. (1678) xx. 174 According to the sentence given, those condemned had a black, and the acquitted had a white stone given them.

1665 R. Codrington His Majesties Propriety & Dominion Asserted 166 The Condemned were brought forth out of the Hall, and passed along by the Chamber where the Acquitted and Pardoned were.

1797 tr. F. Pagès Secret Hist. French Revol. II. xxvii. 163 It may be easily conceived that the number of the acquitted was very small.

1833 Catholic Tel. 11 May 221/1 The proportion of the acquitted is 80 to 100 for political offenses, and 65 for offences of the press.

1883 Irish Law Times 15 Dec. 643/2 It does not follow that because he is innocent the prosecutor was not acting honestly under the belief that the acquitted was guilty.

1917 A. S. Kaun tr. A. Kornilov Mod. Russ. Hist. II. xxxv. 214 Many of the acquitted were later exiled in the administrative order.

1997 J. Vadackumchery Police, Court, & Injustice Pref. p. xii Through his influence with the higher-ups, he could manage to see that the acquitted was further persecuted by his brethren in uniform.

2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 16 Feb. 13 They also turned on one of the acquitted..and accused him of being an informer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acquitted
释义	acquittedadj.n. Brit. /əˈkwɪtᵻd/, U.S. /əˈkwɪdᵻd/ Forms: see acquit v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acquit v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < acquit v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier acquit adj. A. adj. That has been acquitted, esp. of a formal charge or accusation, exonerated. Also: that has been granted acquittance (acquittance n. 5). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > acquittal or clearing of accusation > [adjective] acquitted1624 1624 J. Skinner True Relation Proc. against Eng. at Amboyna 24 Iohn Beomont was brought out of the Hall into the chamber, where..the rest of the acquitted persons were. 1679 ‘M. Mason’ Tickler Tickled 8 But what have these acquitted Offenders got by this Excuse? 1728 Bibliotheca Biblica IV. xxxv. 395 He became..an Acquitted Man. 1780 E. Burke Speech Oeconomical Reformation 13 It is not possible to give a fair verdict by which he will not stand acquitted. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iv. i. 202 Acquitted and unprosecuted malefactors. 1853 Church Oct. 263/2 A justified man is an acquitted man. 1947 Life 20 Oct. 43 (caption) An acquitted Los Angeles heiress..obliges the photographers with an amateurish pose. 1995 Independent 24 Oct. 9/1 The measure..will give judges the power..to order an acquitted defendant to be tried again if there has been a conviction for nobbling the original jury. B. n. With the. With plural agreement: people acquitted of a charge, accusation, etc., considered collectively. With singular agreement: a person who has been acquitted. ΚΠ a1656 J. Ussher 20 Serm. (1678) xx. 174 According to the sentence given, those condemned had a black, and the acquitted had a white stone given them. 1665 R. Codrington His Majesties Propriety & Dominion Asserted 166 The Condemned were brought forth out of the Hall, and passed along by the Chamber where the Acquitted and Pardoned were. 1797 tr. F. Pagès Secret Hist. French Revol. II. xxvii. 163 It may be easily conceived that the number of the acquitted was very small. 1833 Catholic Tel. 11 May 221/1 The proportion of the acquitted is 80 to 100 for political offenses, and 65 for offences of the press. 1883 Irish Law Times 15 Dec. 643/2 It does not follow that because he is innocent the prosecutor was not acting honestly under the belief that the acquitted was guilty. 1917 A. S. Kaun tr. A. Kornilov Mod. Russ. Hist. II. xxxv. 214 Many of the acquitted were later exiled in the administrative order. 1997 J. Vadackumchery Police, Court, & Injustice Pref. p. xii Through his influence with the higher-ups, he could manage to see that the acquitted was further persecuted by his brethren in uniform. 2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 16 Feb. 13 They also turned on one of the acquitted..and accused him of being an informer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1624
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