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.

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

  4. Sami won an acquittal.

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

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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