acquital
acquital is the obsolete spelling of acquittal.
Meaning of acquittal
Noun
acquittal (countable and uncountable, plural acquittals)
- The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
- Synonyms:
- completion, consummation, fulfilment, realization
- 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.
- criminal acquittal
- Synonyms:
- acquittance, exoneration, quittance
- Antonyms:
- conviction, condemnation
- Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
- Synonyms:
- quittal, requital, satisfaction, amends, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends
- The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
- Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
Forms of acquital
| plural | acquitals |
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Questions about acquital
- What is acquital the obsolete spelling of?
- Acquital is the obsolete spelling of acquittal.
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