acquit of a crime
11acquit — ac|quit [ ə kwıt ] verb transitive usually passive to state officially that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of: acquit someone of something: He was eventually acquitted of the charges. acquit yourself well/honorably/admirably …
12acquit — verb acquitted, acquitting 1 (transitive usually passive) to give a decision in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime: All the defendants were acquitted. | acquit sb of sth: She was acquitted of murder. 2 acquit yourself… …
13acquit — [əˈkwɪt] verb [T] to state officially that someone is not guilty of a crime He was eventually acquitted of the charges.[/ex] • acquit yourself well to behave or perform in a way that other people admire[/ex] …
14acquit — acquitter, n. /euh kwit /, v.t., acquitted, acquitting. 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… …
15acquit — 01. Football star O. J. Simpson was [acquitted] of the murder of his wife following a lengthy trial. 02. The parents of the young girl who was found raped and murdered were totally outraged by the [acquittal] of the man who was the police s prime …
16acquit — ac•quit [[t]əˈkwɪt[/t]] v. t. quit•ted, quit•ting 1) law to declare not guilty of a crime or offense; release from a charge 2) to bear or conduct (oneself); behave 3) to release (a person) from an obligation 4) to settle or satisfy (a debt, claim …
17acquit — /skwit/ To set free, release or discharge as from an obligation, burden or accusation. To absolve one from an obligation or a liability; or to legally certify the innocence of one charged with crime. See also acquittal …
18acquit — /skwit/ To set free, release or discharge as from an obligation, burden or accusation. To absolve one from an obligation or a liability; or to legally certify the innocence of one charged with crime. See also acquittal …
19acquit — Judicially to set free or discharge from an accusation of guilt of a crime or even a civil liability. Dolloway v Turrill (NY) 26 Wend 383, 400 …
20autrefois acquit — au·tre·fois acquit / ō trə ˌfwä / n [Anglo French, formerly acquitted]: a defendant s plea stating that he or she has already been tried for and acquitted of the same offense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. autrefois… …
