ACQUITTAL

acquittal

(noun) a judgment of not guilty

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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