In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ACQUITTAL
acquittal
(noun) a judgment of not guilty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acquittal (countable and uncountable, plural acquittals)
(now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.). [from 15th c.]
(legal) 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.]
Antonyms
• conviction
• condemnation
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*quit"tal, n.
1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.
2. (Law)
Definition: A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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