"acquit" meaning in English

See acquit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈkwɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-au-acquit.ogg [Australia] Forms: acquit [canonical], acquits [third-person, singular], acquitted [past], acquitted [past, participle], acquitting [present, participle]
enPR: ə-kwĭt [UK, US] Head templates: {{verb|acquit|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is acquitted of a crime, they have been tried in a court and found not guilty. Synonyms: absolve
    Sense id: simple-acquit-en-verb-AeErnKjL
     
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