Acquittal

Meaning

Noun

●

The

of

the

(of a given role,

etc.).

●

In Law:

A

that someone is

with which they have been

, or the

of a

by some other

process.

●

Payment of a

or other

;

, amends.

●

The

of

someone from

or other

; acquittance.

●

Avoidance of

; deliverance.

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Origin

acquittal

English

-al

English

acquit

English

aquiten

Middle English (1100-1500)

aquiter

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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