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ac⋅quit
[uh-kwit]
–verb (used with object), -quit⋅ted, -quit⋅ting.
| 1. | to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty: They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she's guilty. |
| 2. | to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation. |
| 3. | to settle or satisfy (a debt, obligation, claim, etc.). |
| 4. | to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He acquitted himself well in battle. |
| 5. | to free or clear (oneself): He acquitted himself of suspicion. |
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Acquit
Ac*quit"\, p. p. Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] --Shak.Acquit
Ac*quit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquitting.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; ? (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See Quit, and cf. Acquiet.]1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite. A responsibility that can never be absolutely acquitted. --I. Taylor. 2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions. 4. Reflexively: (a) To clear one's self. --Shak. (b) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly. Syn: To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate; release; discharge. See Absolve.
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Language Translation for : acquit
Spanish:
absolver,
German:
freisprechen,
Japanese:
無罪にする
acquit
c.1230, "to satisfy a debt" (either for oneself or on behalf of another), from O.Fr. acquitter "settle a claim," from à "to" + quite "free, clear" (see quit). Meaning "free from charges" is c.1386. Sense of "to discharge one's duty" is from c.1386.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ac·quit
Pronunciation: &-'kwit
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ac·quit·ted; ac·quit·ting
Etymology: Old French acquiter to pay off, absolve, acquit, from a-, prefix marking causation + quite free (of an obligation)
transitive verb : to discharge completely: as a : to release from liability for a debt or other obligation —usually used in agreements
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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