acquittal

From acquit +‎ -al.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈkwɪ.t(ə)l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkwɪ.d(ə)l/

acquittal (countable and uncountable, plural acquittals)

1. (now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.). [from 15th c.]
2. (law) 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. [from 15th c.]
3. Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. [from 15th c.]
4. (now historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.]
5. (rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance. [from 17th c.]

• acquital (obsolete)

• conviction
• condemnation

• acquit