Associations to the word «Acquit»
Noun
- Prisoner
- Shooting
- Satisfaction
- Statute
- Violation
- Ordeal
- Suspicion
- Athenian
- Assassination
- Punishment
- Mcfarland
- Blasphemy
- Case
- Senate
- Sessions
- Klan
- Libby
- Attorney
- Marcos
- Policeman
- Contempt
- Harassment
- Trafficking
- Plunder
- Scam
- Posterity
- Offender
- Discharge
- Massacre
- Criminal
- Proceeding
- Concealment
- Mutiny
- Lawyer
- Caprice
- Disobedience
- Karnataka
- Lordship
- Horne
- Irregularity
- Confession
- Rockwell
- Pardon
- Counsel
- Bombing
- Firearm
- Inquiry
- Conduct
- Outrage
- Breach
- Calvert
- Hatred
- Aborigine
- Chechen
- Lucius
- Lords
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
ACQUIT, verb. To declare or find not guilty; innocent.
ACQUIT, verb. (followed by “of”, formerly by “from”) To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge.
ACQUIT, verb. (obsolete) (rare) To pay for; to atone for
ACQUIT, verb. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite, to fulfill.
ACQUIT, verb. (reflexive) To clear one’s self.
ACQUIT, verb. (reflexive) To bear or conduct one’s self; to perform one’s part.
ACQUIT, verb. (obsolete) To release, set free, rescue.
ACQUIT, verb. (archaic) past participle of acquit
Dictionary definition
ACQUIT, verb. Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges".
ACQUIT, verb. Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.