Search results
- Dictionaryacquittal/əˈkwɪtl/
noun
- 1. a judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged: "the trial resulted in an acquittal" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
ACQUITTAL definition: 1. the decision of a court that someone is not guilty: 2. the decision of a court that someone is…. Learn more.
1. : release or discharge from debt or other liability. 2. : a setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, judgment of a court, or other legal process see also implied acquittal, judgment of acquittal at judgment sense 1a compare conviction.
ACQUITTAL meaning: 1. the decision of a court that someone is not guilty: 2. the decision of a court that someone is…. Learn more.
Acquittal is a legal word that defendants love to hear because it means "not guilty." In the 15th Century, an acquittal referred to the payment of a debt, but now it means being freed of charges against you in court.
noun. the act of acquitting; discharge. the state of being acquitted; release. the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc. Law. judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty. acquittal. The judgment of a court that a person charged with a crime is not guilty.
Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
noun. /əˈkwɪtl/ [countable, uncountable] an official decision in court that a person is not guilty of a crime. The case resulted in an acquittal. The jury voted for acquittal. opposite conviction. Collocations Criminal justice. Extra Examples. Topics Preferences and decisions c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
