acquittal (redirected from acquittals)

ac·quit·tal  (-kwtl)

n.

1. Judgment, as by a jury or judge, that a defendant is not guilty of a crime as charged.

2. The state of being found or proved not guilty.

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acquittal [əˈkwɪt^əl]

n

1. (Law) Criminal law the deliverance and release of a person appearing before a court on a charge of crime, as by a finding of not guilty

2. a discharge or release from an obligation, duty, debt, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

acquittal - a judgment of not guilty             final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" judgment of conviction, sentence, conviction, condemnation - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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acquittal

noun clearance, freeing, release, relief, liberation, discharge, pardon, setting free, vindication, deliverance, absolution, exoneration, exculpation the acquittal of six police officers charged with beating a man

Translations

acquittal [əˈkwɪtl] N (Jur) → absolución f, exculpación f

acquittal [əˈkwɪt^əl] n (LAW) (from accusation of crime) → acquittement m

acquittal

n → Freispruch m → (on von)

acquittal [əˈkwɪtl] n (Law) → assoluzione f