acquittal

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Etymology

From acquit + -al.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /əˈkwɪ.t(ə)l/
• (America) IPA: /əˈkwɪ.d(ə)l/

Noun

acquittal

1. (now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.). [from 15th c.]
2. (legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]
3. Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. [from 15th c.]
4. (historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.]
5. (rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance. [from 17th c.]

Antonyms

• conviction
• condemnation

Related terms

• acquit

Translations

• French: acquittement, relaxe
• German: Freispruch
• Italian: assoluzione
• Portuguese: absolvição
• Russian: оправда́ние
• Spanish: absolución

Translations

• French: acquittement
• Russian: освобожде́ние

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