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Acquit

/əˈkwɪt/
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(verb) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge.
The orator acquitted himself very poorly.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The jury decided to ____ the man after the evidence was proven false.

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