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acquit
ac·quit A0063100 (ə-kwĭt′)tr.v. ac·quit·ted, ac·quit·ting, ac·quits 1. Law To find not guilty of a criminal offense.2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner: acquitted herself well during the interview.3. Archaic To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.4. Obsolete To repay. [Middle English aquiten, from Old French aquiter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + quite, free, clear (from Medieval Latin quittus, variant of Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere, to rest; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots).] ac·quit′ter n.acquit (əˈkwɪt) vb (tr) , -quits, -quitting or -quitted1. (Law) (foll by of) a. to free or release (from a charge of crime)b. to pronounce not guilty2. (foll by of) to free or relieve (from an obligation, duty, responsibility, etc)3. to repay or settle (something, such as a debt or obligation)4. to perform (one's part); conduct (oneself)[C13: from Old French aquiter, from quiter to release, free from, quit] acˈquitter nac•quit (əˈkwɪt) v.t. -quit•ted, -quit•ting. 1. to declare not guilty of a crime or offense; release from a charge. 2. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave. 3. to release (a person) from an obligation. 4. to settle or satisfy (a debt, claim, etc.). [1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French a(c)quiter] ac•quit′ter, n. syn: See absolve. acquit Past participle: acquitted Gerund: acquitting
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I acquit | you acquit | he/she/it acquits | we acquit | you acquit | they acquit |
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I acquitted | you acquitted | he/she/it acquitted | we acquitted | you acquitted | they acquitted |
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I am acquitting | you are acquitting | he/she/it is acquitting | we are acquitting | you are acquitting | they are acquitting |
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I have acquitted | you have acquitted | he/she/it has acquitted | we have acquitted | you have acquitted | they have acquitted |
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I was acquitting | you were acquitting | he/she/it was acquitting | we were acquitting | you were acquitting | they were acquitting |
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I had acquitted | you had acquitted | he/she/it had acquitted | we had acquitted | you had acquitted | they had acquitted |
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I will acquit | you will acquit | he/she/it will acquit | we will acquit | you will acquit | they will acquit |
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I will have acquitted | you will have acquitted | he/she/it will have acquitted | we will have acquitted | you will have acquitted | they will have acquitted |
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I will be acquitting | you will be acquitting | he/she/it will be acquitting | we will be acquitting | you will be acquitting | they will be acquitting |
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I have been acquitting | you have been acquitting | he/she/it has been acquitting | we have been acquitting | you have been acquitting | they have been acquitting |
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I will have been acquitting | you will have been acquitting | he/she/it will have been acquitting | we will have been acquitting | you will have been acquitting | they will have been acquitting |
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I had been acquitting | you had been acquitting | he/she/it had been acquitting | we had been acquitting | you had been acquitting | they had been acquitting |
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I would acquit | you would acquit | he/she/it would acquit | we would acquit | you would acquit | they would acquit |
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I would have acquitted | you would have acquitted | he/she/it would have acquitted | we would have acquitted | you would have acquitted | they would have acquitted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | acquit - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clearvindicate - clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of datapurge - clear of a chargepronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" | | 2. | acquit - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"deport, behave, comport, conduct, bear, carrycarry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manneract, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"put forward, assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend"posture, pose - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" |
acquitverb1. clear, free, release, deliver, excuse, relieve, discharge, liberate, vindicate, exonerate, absolve, exculpate He was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates. clear charge, sentence, blame, condemn, convict, damn, find guilty2. behave, bear, conduct, comport Most men acquitted themselves well throughout the action.acquitverb1. Law. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt:absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate.Law: purge.2. To conduct oneself in a specified way:act, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean, deport, do, quit.Translationsacquit (əˈkwit) – past tense, past participle acˈquitted – verb to declare (an accused person) to be innocent. The judge acquitted her of murder. 宣判...無罪 宣判...无罪acˈquittal nounHe was released from prison following his acquittal. 無罪宣判 宣判无罪acquit
acquit (one) of (something)To determine that one is not guilty of a crime or other wrongdoing. Everyone in the courtroom was shocked when the jury acquitted the defendant of murder.See also: acquit, ofacquit someone of somethingto establish someone's innocence of a criminal charge or the blame for some wrongdoing. The investigator acquitted Wally of the charges.See also: acquit, ofEncyclopediaSeeAcquittalacquit Related to acquit: Autrefois acquitAcquitTo set free, release or discharge as from an obligation, burden or accusation. To absolve one from an obligation or a liability; or to legally certify the innocence of one charged with a crime. acquitv. what a jury or judge sitting without a jury does at the end of a criminal trial if the jury or judge finds the accused defendant not guilty. (See: verdict) acquit Related to acquit: Autrefois acquitSynonyms for acquitverb clearSynonyms- clear
- free
- release
- deliver
- excuse
- relieve
- discharge
- liberate
- vindicate
- exonerate
- absolve
- exculpate
Antonyms- charge
- sentence
- blame
- condemn
- convict
- damn
- find guilty
verb behaveSynonymsSynonyms for acquitverb to free from a charge or imputation of guiltSynonyms- absolve
- clear
- exculpate
- exonerate
- vindicate
- purge
verb to conduct oneself in a specified waySynonyms- act
- bear
- behave
- carry
- comport
- demean
- deport
- do
- quit
Synonyms for acquitverb pronounce not guilty of criminal chargesSynonyms- assoil
- exculpate
- exonerate
- discharge
- clear
Related Words- vindicate
- whitewash
- purge
- pronounce
- label
- judge
Antonymsverb behave in a certain mannerSynonyms- deport
- behave
- comport
- conduct
- bear
- carry
Related Words- carry
- bear
- hold
- fluster
- act
- move
- put forward
- assert
- deal
- walk around
- posture
- pose
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