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.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Irfan	-	Arabic
Phelix	-	Biblical Greek
Ambrogio	-	Italian
Lapo	-	Italian
Jacob	JAY-kəb (English), YAH-kawp (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical
Cornett	[kɔ:'net]