acquitted

ac-quit-ted · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of acquit; declared not guilty of a criminal charge by a verdict.

  2. 2.

    Conducted oneself or performed in a specified way.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    acquitted of all charges — Found not guilty on every count.
  • •
    acquitted oneself well — Performed creditably in a situation.

Related words

Antonyms: condemned, convicted, found guilty
See also: acquit, acquittal, exonerated, innocent
Synonyms: absolved, cleared, discharged, exonerated

Etymology

From Old French acquiter ("to release, acquit"), from Medieval Latin acquitare, from Latin ad- ("to") + quietare ("to set free"), from quietus ("at rest").