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/əˈkwɪtəl/
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CMU ARPABET:
AH0 K W IH1 T AH0 L
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The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: completion, consummation, fulfilment, realization
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
Examples
criminal acquittal absolute acquittal The jury returned a verdict of acquittal. His unexpected acquittal shocked the public.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acquittance, exoneration, quittance
Antonyms: conviction, condemnation
Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quittal, requital, satisfaction, amends, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, recompensation, recompense, redress, relief, remuneration, reparation, requite, restitution
Antonyms: none provided
The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a judgment of not guilty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: conviction
Broader terms: final judgment, final decision
Across languages
Translations 56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
تَبْرِئَة
(tabriʔa)
— legal decision of not guilty
Armenian :
արդարացում
(ardaracʻum)
— legal decision of not guilty
Belarusian :
апраўда́нне
(aprawdánnje)
— legal decision of not guilty
Bulgarian :
оправда́ване
(opravdávane)
— legal decision of not guilty
Chinese Mandarin :
宣告無罪 /宣告无罪
(xuāngào wúzuì)
— legal decision of not guilty
Chinese Mandarin :
無罪開釋 /无罪开释
(wúzuì kāishì)
— legal decision of not guilty
Danish :
frikendelse
— legal decision of not guilty
Danish :
frifindelse
— legal decision of not guilty
Dutch :
vrijspraak
— legal decision of not guilty
Faroese :
frídøming
— legal decision of not guilty
Finnish :
vapauttava tuomio
— legal decision of not guilty
Finnish :
vapautus
— legal decision of not guilty
French :
acquittement
— legal decision of not guilty
French :
relaxe
— legal decision of not guilty
German :
Freispruch
— legal decision of not guilty
Hebrew :
זיכוי
(zi-kui)
— legal decision of not guilty
Hungarian :
felmentés
— legal decision of not guilty
Hungarian :
felmentő ítélet
— legal decision of not guilty
Icelandic :
sýknudómur
— legal decision of not guilty
Indonesian :
bebas
— legal decision of not guilty
Indonesian :
pembebasan
— legal decision of not guilty
Italian :
assoluzione
— legal decision of not guilty
Japanese :
無罪判決
(muzai hanketsu)
— legal decision of not guilty
Japanese :
放免
(hōmen)
— legal decision of not guilty
Korean :
무죄 판결
(mujoe pan'gyeol)
— legal decision of not guilty
Korean :
무죄 선고
(mujoe seon'go)
— legal decision of not guilty
Malay :
pembebasan
— legal decision of not guilty
Norwegian Bokmål :
frifinnelse
— legal decision of not guilty
Norwegian Bokmål :
frifinnelsesdom
— legal decision of not guilty
Norwegian Bokmål :
frikjennelse
— legal decision of not guilty
Norwegian Nynorsk :
frikjenning
— legal decision of not guilty
Norwegian Nynorsk :
frifinning
— legal decision of not guilty
Norwegian Nynorsk :
frikjennande dom
— legal decision of not guilty
Persian :
برائت
(barâ'at)
— legal decision of not guilty
Polish :
uniewinnienie
— legal decision of not guilty
Portuguese :
absolvição
— legal decision of not guilty
Romanian :
achitare
— legal decision of not guilty
Russian :
оправда́ние
(opravdánije)
— legal decision of not guilty
Serbo-Croatian :
ослобађање
— legal decision of not guilty
Serbo-Croatian :
oslobađanje
— legal decision of not guilty
Spanish :
absolución
— legal decision of not guilty
Swedish :
frikännande
— legal decision of not guilty
Swedish :
frikännande dom
— legal decision of not guilty
Tagalog :
pawalansala
— legal decision of not guilty
Ukrainian :
ви́правдання
(výpravdannja)
— legal decision of not guilty
Finnish :
velan maksu
— payment of debt or other obligation
Hungarian :
teljesítés
— payment of debt or other obligation
Hungarian :
kártalanítás
— payment of debt or other obligation
Hungarian :
visszafizetés
— payment of debt or other obligation
Polish :
uiszczenie
— payment of debt or other obligation
Polish :
spłacenie
— payment of debt or other obligation
Danish :
frikendelse
— acquittance from debt
Finnish :
mitätöinti
— acquittance from debt
French :
acquittement
— acquittance from debt
Polish :
umorzenie
— acquittance from debt
Russian :
освобожде́ние
(osvoboždénije)
— acquittance from debt
