Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    criminal acquittal

    absolute acquittal

    Freispruch

    оправда́ниеopravdánije, освобожде́ниеosvoboždénije

    ви́правданняvýpravdannja

  2. (countable, uncountable)Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.

  3. (countable, historical, uncountable)The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.

  4. (countable, rare, uncountable)Avoidance of danger; deliverance.

  5. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).

More definitions
  • a judgment of not guilty

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom is hoping for an acquittal.

  2. By definition the fact it’s depression means it’ll be an acquittal.

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  3. The defence attorney did his best on behalf of Tom to secure his acquittal.

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  4. Sami won an acquittal.

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  5. Twenty four trials were conducted, some involving multiple defendants, resulting in thirty two convictions and thirteen acquittals.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
legal decision of not guilty:
Русский
By meaning 2
legal decision of not guilty:
acquittance from debt:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
legal decision of not guilty:
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