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• With a clever lawyer, she could easily be acquitted.From the entry clever
• The jury might acquit you - you could beat the rap.2015, Barbara Parker, Criminal Justice, Open Road Media, →ISBN. From the entry you can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride
• How well have American writers acquitted themselves as teachers and interpreters?1925, Henry Wellington Wack, You and I and Life, pages 122-123. From the entry fictional
• "I do not acquit you nor exonerate you.1918, Edward Lucas White, “Conference”, in The Unwilling Vestal: A Tale of Rome under the Cæsars, New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton…. From the entry caveat
• The accessories may be prosecuted, tried and punished, though the principal has not been prosecuted or has been acquitted.1915, Eugene Allen Gilmore, Wiliam Charles Wermuth, Modern American Law, page 125. From the entry principal
• I have avoided jury trials, because, if the jointist is acquitted by a jury, the county must pay the costs.1906, “The Character of the Enemy We Are Fighting”, in Gleanings in Bee Culture: Volume 34, page 1380. From the entry jointist
• Rittenhouse was acquitted in November of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges related to the Kenosha shootings that left two men dead and a third man injured.2022 January 10, Omar Jimenez, Kelly McCleary, “Dominick Black, who bought Kyle Rittenhouse the gun used in Kenosha shootings, has taken a…. From the entry Kenosha
• Four macaque circus trainers charged with illegally transporting rare wildlife were acquitted on January 20 when an appellate court overturned guilty verdict in Xinye County, Henan province.2015 January 30, Yang Xin, “Macaque Circus Trainers Cleared of Wildlife Transport Charges”, in Beijing Today, number 712, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Xinye
• After a long trial at which the Crown brought forward every right-wing bigot and crackpot psychiatrist they could lay hands on, The Body Politic was acquitted.1981 February 14, Alexander Wilson, “The New Right Attacks Childhood Sexuality: A Canadian Perspective”, in Gay Community News, volume 8…. From the entry lay hands on
• To the gratification of many local whites, an all-white jury acquitted Brown of the charge of murder and ruled that the shooting of the whitecapper had been a justifiable homicide.1993, William Fitzhugh Brundage, Lynching in the New South: Georgia and Virginia, 1880–1930, Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois…. From the entry whitecapper

Meaning of acquit

1. verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
2. verb To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
3. verb To discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.

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Questions about acquit in a sentence

How do you use acquit in a sentence?

Acquit is used as a verb. For example: “The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge.”

What is a short sentence with acquit?

“The orator acquitted himself very poorly.”

What does acquit mean?

Acquit means to declare or find innocent or not guilty.