acquitted

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.

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[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 k^weiə- in Indo-European roots).]

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ac·quit′ter n.

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Adj.

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acquitted - declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"not guiltyclean-handed, guiltless, innocent - free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty"