acquit



acquit (one) of

To determine that one is not guilty of a crime or other wrongdoing. Everyone in the courtroom was shocked when the jury acquitted the defendant of murder.
See also: acquit, of

acquit someone of something

to establish someone's innocence of a criminal charge or the blame for some wrongdoing. The investigator acquitted Wally of the charges.
See also: acquit, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abd Al-Latif-Arabic
Tali-Hebrew
Tianatee-AN-əEnglish
Elainai-LAYN-əEnglish
Pua-Hawaiian
Bai-Chinese