acquitted
adj.
absolved, cleared of blame, declared innocent
acquit
v.
declare innocent; pay a debt; set free, release (from a debt or duty)
Acquittal
In
criminal law, an acquittal is a verdict of not guilty, or some similar end of the proceeding that terminates it with
prejudice without a verdict of
guilty being entered against the accused. The opposite result is a
conviction. In the
common law tradition, an acquittal formally certifies the innocence of the accused, as far as the criminal law is concerned. Under the rules of
double jeopardy and
autrefois acquit, an acquittal operates to bar the retrial of the accused for the same offense, even if new
evidence surfaces that further implicates the accused. The effect of an acquittal on criminal proceedings is the same whether it results from a
jury verdict, or whether it results from the operation of some other rule that discharges the accused.
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acquitted
Adjective
1. declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"
(synonym) not guilty
(similar) innocent, guiltless, clean-handed
acquit
Verb
1. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
(synonym) assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
(antonym) convict
(hypernym) pronounce, label, judge
(hyponym) vindicate
(entail) judge
(derivation) acquittal
2. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
(synonym) behave, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
(hypernym) hold, carry, bear
(hyponym) fluster
(verb-group) hold, carry, bear
Acquitted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Acquit
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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acquitted
Synonyms and related words:
absolved, blotted, canceled, condoned, discharged, disregarded, exculpated, excused, exonerated, expended, forgiven, forgotten, hired, indulged, liquidated, overlooked, paid, paid in full, pardoned, postpaid, prepaid, receipted, redeemed, remitted, reprieved, salaried, settled, shriven, spared, spent, unavenged, uncondemned, unresented, unrevenged, waged, wiped away,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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