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ac·quit  (-kwt)

tr.v. ac·quit·ted, ac·quit·ting, ac·quits

1. Law To free or clear from a charge or accusation.

2. To release or discharge from a duty.

3. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner: acquitted herself well during the interview.

4. Obsolete To repay.

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[Middle English aquiten, from Old French aquiter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + quite, free, clear (from Medieval Latin quittus, variant of Latin quitus, past participle of quiscere, to rest; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots).]

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ac·quitter n.

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acquit [əˈkwɪt]

vb -quits, -quitting, -quitted (tr)

1. (Law) (foll by of)

a.  to free or release (from a charge of crime)

b.  to pronounce not guilty

2. (foll by of) to free or relieve (from an obligation, duty, responsibility, etc.)

3. to repay or settle (something, such as a debt or obligation)

4. to perform (one's part); conduct (oneself)

[from Old French aquiter, from quiter to release, free from, quit]

acquitter  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	acquit - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear vindicate - clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel" whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data purge - clear of a charge pronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
	2.	acquit - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" deport, behave, comport, conduct, bear, carry carry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manner act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" put forward, assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees" walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend" posture, pose - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

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acquit

verb

1. clear, free, release, deliver, excuse, relieve, discharge, liberate, vindicate, exonerate, absolve, exculpate He was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates.
clear charge, sentence, blame, condemn, convict, damn, find guilty

2. behave, bear, conduct, comport Most men acquitted themselves well throughout the action.

Translations

acquit [əˈkwɪt] VT

1. (Jur) to acquit sb (of) → absolver or exculpar a algn(de)
he was acquitted on all charges → lo absolvieron de todas las acusaciones

2. to acquit o.s.: how did he acquit himself? → ¿cómo se desenvolvió?
to acquit o.s. well → defenderse bien
to acquit o.s. of [+ duty] → desempeñar

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acquit [əˈkwɪt] vt

(LAW) [crime] → acquitter
to acquit sb of sth → acquitter qn de qch

(= perform) to acquit o.s. well → s'acquitter très bien de sa tâche

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acquit

vt → freisprechen; to be acquitted of a crime/on a charge → von einem Verbrechen/einer Anklage freigesprochen werden

vr (= conduct oneself) → sich verhalten; (= perform) → seine Sache machen; he acquitted himself well → er hat seine Sache gut gemacht; (= stood up well) → er hat sich gut aus der Affäre gezogen

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acquit [əˈkwɪt] vt

a. (Law) to acquit sb (of) → assolvere qn (da)

b. to acquit o.s. (well/badly) (frm) → comportarsi (bene/male)

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acquit

v acquit [əˈkwit]

to declare (an accused person) to be innocent The judge acquitted her of murder. vryspreek يُبَرِّئ оправдавам zprostit viny frifinde freisprechen αθωώνω absolver õigeks mõistma تبرئه کردن vapauttaa syytteestä acquitter לְזַכּוֹת מ- दोषमुक्त करना osloboditi felment bebas dari tuduhan, membebaskan sÿkna assolvere 無罪にする 무죄로 하다 išteisinti attaisnot membebaskan vrijspreken frifinne, frikjenne uniewinnać absolver a achita оправдывать zbaviť viny oprostiti osloboditi optužbe frikänna ประกาศว่าไม่มีความผิด beraat ettirmek, suçsuz bulmak 宣判...無罪 виправдовувати چھوڑ دینا ، آزاد کرنا tha bổng 宣判...无罪

n acˈquittal

He was released from prison following his acquittal. vryspraak تَبْرِئَه оправдателна присъда osvobozující rozsudek, zproštění viny frifindelse der Freispruch αθώωση absolución õigeksmõistmine تبرئه syytteestä vapautus acquittement זִכּוּי @@@זִיכּוּי$$$ दोषमुक्ति oslobađajuća presuda felmentés pembebasan, pelunasan sÿknun assoluzione 釈放 [법] 무죄 방면 išteisinimas attaisnošana pembebasan vrijspraak frifinnelse uniewinnienie absolvição achitare оправдание zbavenie viny oprostitev oslobađajuća presuda frikännande คำประกาศว่าไม่มีความผิด beraat, aklanma 無罪宣判 виправдання; звільнення رہائی ، آزادی sự tha bổng 宣判无罪