acquittance (redirected from acquittances)

ac·quit·tance  (-kwtns)

n.

A written release from an obligation, specifically a receipt indicating payment in full.

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Noun

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acquittance - a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation release legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 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"