acquit

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) enPR: ə-kwĭt, IPA ^(key): /əˈkwɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧quit

Verb

Plain form acquit

Third-person singular acquits

Past tense acquitted

Past participle acquitted

Present participle acquitting

1. If someone is acquitted of a crime, they have been tried in a court and found not guilty.
   • Synonym: absolve

   He was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.

Related words

• acquittal