acquits
Meaning of acquits
verb, 3rd person present
- free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
she was acquitted on all counts
the jury acquitted Bream of murder
- conduct oneself or perform in a specified way.
the goalkeeper acquitted himself well
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘pay a debt, discharge a liability’): from Old French acquiter, from medieval Latin acquitare ‘pay a debt’, from ad- ‘to’ + quitare ‘set free’.
Information about acquits
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of acquits is: acquit.
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Hyphenation of acquits
ac-quits
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- acquits is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
acquits synonyms
Meaning declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment:
Meaning officially show or declare (someone) to be innocent:
Meaning (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing:
Meaning show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing:
Meaning release from the custody or restraint of the law:
Meaning remit or discharge (a debt):
Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:
Meaning set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions:
Meaning release from confinement or slavery:
Meaning bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address:
Meaning give (something of which one has enough) to (someone):
Meaning free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others:
Meaning order or allow to leave; send away:
Meaning clear (someone) of blame or suspicion:
Meaning carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function):
Meaning take action; do something:
Meaning act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially towards others:
acquits antonyms
Meaning declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law:
Anagrams of acquits
Words that rhyme with acquits
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