Meanings
plural acquittals · alternative obsolete acquital
- archaiccountableuncountableThe act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).First known use 15th c.
Synonyms: completion, consummation, fulfilment, realization
- countableuncountablelawA 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.First known use 15th c.
criminal acquittal
3 more examples
absolute acquittal
The jury returned a verdict of acquittal.
His unexpected acquittal shocked the public.
Synonyms: acquittance, exoneration, quittance · Antonyms: conviction, condemnation
- countableuncountablePayment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.First known use 15th c.
Synonyms: quittal, requital, satisfaction, amends, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification
- countablehistoricaluncountableThe act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.First known use 15th c.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
nounA 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.
nounPayment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishacquit
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishacquittal
Translations
Arabic تَبْرِئَة
- تَبْرِئَة (tabriʔa)legal decision of not guilty
Bulgarian оправда́ване
- оправда́ване (opravdávane)legal decision of not guilty
Chinese Mandarin 宣告無罪 /宣告无罪, 無罪開釋 /无罪开释
- 宣告無罪 /宣告无罪 (xuāngào wúzuì)legal decision of not guilty
- 無罪開釋 /无罪开释 (wúzuì kāishì)legal decision of not guilty
Danish frikendelse, frifindelse
- frikendelselegal decision of not guilty
- frifindelselegal decision of not guilty
- frikendelseacquittance from debt
Dutch vrijspraak
- vrijspraaklegal decision of not guilty
Finnish vapauttava tuomio, vapautus
- vapauttava tuomiolegal decision of not guilty
- vapautuslegal decision of not guilty
- velan maksupayment of debt or other obligation
- mitätöintiacquittance from debt
French acquittement, relaxe
- acquittementlegal decision of not guilty
- relaxelegal decision of not guilty
- acquittementacquittance from debt
German Freispruch
- Freispruchlegal decision of not guilty
Hebrew זיכוי
- זיכוי (zi-kui)legal decision of not guilty
Hungarian felmentés, felmentő ítélet
- felmentéslegal decision of not guilty
- felmentő ítéletlegal decision of not guilty
- teljesítéspayment of debt or other obligation
- kártalanításpayment of debt or other obligation
- visszafizetéspayment of debt or other obligation
Icelandic sýknudómur
- sýknudómurlegal decision of not guilty
Indonesian bebas, pembebasan
- bebaslegal decision of not guilty
- pembebasanlegal decision of not guilty
Italian assoluzione
- assoluzionelegal decision of not guilty
Japanese 無罪判決, 放免
- 無罪判決 (muzai hanketsu)legal decision of not guilty
- 放免 (hōmen)legal decision of not guilty
Korean 무죄 판결, 무죄 선고
- 무죄 판결 (mujoe pan'gyeol)legal decision of not guilty
- 무죄 선고 (mujoe seon'go)legal decision of not guilty
Malay pembebasan
- pembebasanlegal decision of not guilty
Norwegian Bokmål frifinnelse, frifinnelsesdom
- frifinnelselegal decision of not guilty
- frifinnelsesdomlegal decision of not guilty
- frikjennelselegal decision of not guilty
Persian برائت
- برائت (barâ'at)legal decision of not guilty
Polish uniewinnienie, uiszczenie
- uniewinnienielegal decision of not guilty
- uiszczeniepayment of debt or other obligation
- spłaceniepayment of debt or other obligation
- umorzenieacquittance from debt
Portuguese absolvição
- absolviçãolegal decision of not guilty
Romanian achitare
- achitarelegal decision of not guilty
Russian оправда́ние, освобожде́ние
- оправда́ние (opravdánije)legal decision of not guilty
- освобожде́ние (osvoboždénije)acquittance from debt
Spanish absolución
- absoluciónlegal decision of not guilty
Swedish frikännande, frikännande dom
- frikännandelegal decision of not guilty
- frikännande domlegal decision of not guilty
Tagalog pawalansala
- pawalansalalegal decision of not guilty
Ukrainian ви́правдання
- ви́правдання (výpravdannja)legal decision of not guilty
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with acquittal
Cite this entry
acquittal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acquittal
“acquittal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acquittal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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