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Noun
acquittal (countable and uncountable, plural acquittals)
- (now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.). [from 15th c.]
- (law) 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.]
- Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. [from 15th c.]
- (historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.]
- (rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance. [from 17th c.]
Alternative forms
- acquital (obsolete)
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legal decision of not guilty
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payment of debt or other obligation
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acquittance from debt
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