acquittal

CEFRC2

/əˈkwɪtəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A legal decision that someone is not guilty of a crime.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • By definition the fact it’s depression means it’ll be an acquittal.

  • The defence attorney did his best on behalf of Tom to secure his acquittal.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [əˈkwɪɾəl] ~ [əˈkwɪɾl̩]
  • [əˈkwɪtʰəl] ~ [əˈkwɪtʰl̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.

  2. The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).

  3. The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.

More examples

In context

  • The jury returned a verdict of acquittal.

  • Sami won an acquittal.

  • absolute acquittal

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Origin

noun

From acquit + -al.