acquittal
Syllables: ac·qui·tal/əˈkwɪtəl/
acquittal noun: the act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
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
- absolute 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.
acquittal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
acquittal in Hindi
- acquittal
- दोषमुक्ति doṣmukti
acquittal in Tamil
- கடன் விடுதலை, குற்ற விடுதலை, விடுதலை
acquittal in Urdu
- آزادگی
acquittal in Malayalam
- മോചനപത്രിക, കുറ്റവിമോചനം, മോചനവിധി, പ്രതിയെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കൽ
More languagesFewer languages
- acquittal in Kannada
- ದೋಷವಿಮುಕ್ತಿ, ಅಪರಾಧ ವಿಮುಕ್ತಿ
- acquittal in Tagalog
- pawalansala
- acquittal in Arabic
- تَبْرِئَة tabriʔa
- acquittal in Malay
- pembebasan
- acquittal in Indonesian
- bebas, pembebasan
- acquittal in Persian
- برائت barâ'at
Examples of acquittal in a sentence
- The jury returned a verdict of acquittal.
- His unexpected acquittal shocked the public.
Synonyms of acquittal
- completion
- consummation
- fulfilment
- realization
- acquittance
- exoneration
- quittance
- quittal
- requital
- satisfaction
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Antonyms
Forms of acquittal
| plural | acquittals |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | acquital |
Origin of acquittal
From acquit + -al.
Words formed from acquittal
Words that rhyme with acquittal
2 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about acquittal
- What does acquittal mean?
- Acquittal means the act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
- What is acquittal in Hindi?
- Acquittal in Hindi is दोषमुक्ति (doṣmukti). See Acquittal meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use acquittal in a sentence?
- The jury returned a verdict of acquittal.
- What part of speech is acquittal?
- Acquittal is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acquittal?
- Acquittal is pronounced /əˈkwɪtəl/.
- What is the plural of acquittal?
- The plural of acquittal is acquittals.
Words near acquittal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: acquittal (page history and authors); दोषमुक्ति (Hindi) (page history and authors); acquittal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquittal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquittal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquittal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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