Synonyms of acquittal

33 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for acquittal is vindication. Other synonyms of acquittal are exoneration, amends, exculpation, satisfaction and redress. The opposite of acquittal is condemnation.

Synonyms and similar words for acquittal

acquittanceThe dismissal of a legal charge against someone; acquittal.
exonerationAn act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.
quittanceA release or acquittal.

quittalCompensation, requital, or repayment.
requitalCompensation for damage or loss; amends.
satisfactionA reparation for an injury or loss.
amendsCompensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
boteAtonement, compensation, amends, satisfaction; as, manbote, a compensation for a man slain.
compensation
indemnificationA reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty.
indemnityRepayment; compensation for loss or injury.
mends ScotlandRecompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from sin.
recompensation
recompenseThat which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
redressA setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief...
reliefCourt-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
remunerationA recompense for a loss; compensation.
reparationA payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).
requiteChiefly in the form in requite for or of: synonym of requital (“compensation for damage or loss; return in kind...
restitutionThat which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
assyth obsoleteCompensation for an insult or harm.

compurgationAcquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people...
disculpationExculpation.
exculpationThe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
not guiltyA verdict or formal finding by the legal system that a defendant is not culpable for the crime with which the defendant...
vindicationThe action of vindicating; also, the state of being vindicated.
absolution obsoleteAn acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
acquitment obsolete
assoilment archaicAct of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.

conviction
condemnationThe act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or...

noun The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
noun 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.
noun Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.

What is another word for acquittal?: Acquittal has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as vindication, exoneration, amends, exculpation, satisfaction, redress, reparation and remuneration.
What is the opposite of acquittal?: The opposite of acquittal is condemnation.
What does acquittal mean?: Acquittal means the act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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