acquitted

Meaning of acquitted

verb, past tense
  1. free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
    she was acquitted on all counts
    the jury acquitted Bream of murder
  2. conduct oneself or perform in a specified way.
    the goalkeeper acquitted himself well

Middle English (originally in the sense ‘pay a debt, discharge a liability’): from Old French acquiter, from medieval Latin acquitare ‘pay a debt’, from ad- ‘to’ + quitare ‘set free’.

Information about acquitted

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of acquitted

ac-quit-ted

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • acquitted is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

acquitted synonyms

Meaning declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment:

absolve

Meaning officially show or declare (someone) to be innocent:

clear

Meaning (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing:

exonerate

Meaning show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing:

exculpate

Meaning release from the custody or restraint of the law:

discharge

Meaning remit or discharge (a debt):

release

Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:

liberate

Meaning set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions:

emancipate

Meaning release from confinement or slavery:

free

Meaning bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address:

deliver

Meaning give (something of which one has enough) to (someone):

spare

Meaning free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others:

exempt

Meaning order or allow to leave; send away:

dismiss

Meaning clear (someone) of blame or suspicion:

vindicate

Meaning carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function):

perform

Meaning take action; do something:

act

Meaning act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially towards others:

behave

acquitted antonyms

Meaning declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law:

convict

Words that rhyme with acquitted

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