Acquittal synonyms

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conviction (antonym)
(Countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
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suspended sentence
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vindication
Vindication is defined as the act of justifying or clearing someone of blame.
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absolution
The statement of such remission
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clearance
The act or process of meeting the requirements for getting this certificate
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quittance
A document certifying this; receipt
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exoneration
(Uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
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dismissal
A written or spoken statement of such an act.
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deliverance
Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered.
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amnesty
Amnesty International, a UK-based charity.
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discharge
An official document certifying such release, especially from military service.
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pardon
An official document or warrant declaring such an exemption.
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reprieve
A court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment.
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exemption
The act or an instance of exempting.
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liberation
Liberation is defined as being set free, or obtaining equal rights.
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release
The definition of a release is a letting go, setting free or relief.
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releasing
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freeing
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exculpation
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
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remission
The act or an instance of remitting
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relief from
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letting-off
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springing
(Uncountable) The action of the verb to spring.
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punishment (antonym)
The imposition of a penalty or deprivation for wrongdoing:
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sentence (antonym)
(Gram.) A word or a group of syntactically related words that states, asks, commands, or exclaims something; conventional unit of connected speech or writing, usually containing a subject and a predicate: in writing, a sentence begins with a capital letter and concludes with an end mark (period, question mark, etc.), and in speech a sentence begins following a silence and concludes with any of various final pitches and a terminal juncture
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imprisonment (antonym)
A confinement in a place, especially a prison.
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absolutory
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
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justificatory
Justifying; serving to uphold or vindicate
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vindicatory
Serving to vindicate
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conciliation
In family law, an attempt by a third party to assist a couple to settle their differences and stay together. See also mediation.
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emancipation
The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence
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excuse
An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.
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forgiveness
A forgiving or being forgiven; pardon
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freedom
Freedom is defined as the state of being free, independent, without restrictions, or release from prison.
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justification
A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
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absolve
The definition of absolve is to be forgiven for your sins or to be set free of all of the legal or moral consequences of your actions.
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acquit
In criminal law, to clear a person, to release or set him free, or to discharge him from an accusation of committing a criminal offense after a judicial finding that he is not guilty of the crime or after the court or prosecution determines that the case should not continue after the criminal trial has started. See also autrefois acquit and double jeopardy.
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annul
To do away with; put an end to
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clear
To free (a person or thing) of or from something
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condone
To forgive, excuse or overlook (something).
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defend
To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
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disregard
To treat without proper respect or attentiveness.
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emancipate
To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as:
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exculpate
To clear of guilt or blame.
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exempt
To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.
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exonerate
(Now rare) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
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forget
To cease remembering:
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forgive
To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.
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free
Free means to release or let go.
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sanction
To ratify or confirm
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vindicate
To vindicate is defined as to clear someone of criticism or blame.
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doom (antonym)
Doom is defined as a sentence of blame, destiny or fate.
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blame (antonym)
Responsibility for something meriting censure.
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censure (antonym)
An official condemnation, reprimand, or expression of adverse criticism, usually by a legislative or other formal body, of the conduct of one of its members or of someone whose behavior it monitors.
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denunciation (antonym)
That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.
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law (related)
An impromptu or extralegal system of justice substituted for established judicial procedure:
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never-never
Imaginary, fantasized, unrealistic, etc.
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acquitment
(Law) Acquittal.
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amortization
The definition of amortization is the process of setting aside money to pay off a debt over time.
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amortizement
The act or process of amortizing.
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disbursal
The act of disbursing money
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prepayment
A payment in advance.
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retrial (related)
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co-defendant (related)
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arraignment (related)
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indictment (related)
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perjury (related)
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Acquittal Sentence Examples

  • The jury quickly agreed on a verdict of not guilty, and the acquittal was greeted by the populace with shouts of triumph.

  • Their acquittal by a jury was the first serious blow to the system adopted by the king.

  • The new members of council disembarked at Calcutta on the 19th of October 1774; and on the following day commenced the long feud which scarcely terminated twentyone years later with the acquittal of Warren Hastings by the House of Lords.

  • Five of the other seven cases also ended in acquittal, one for want of jurisdiction,1 and one by the resignation of the official before the impeachment was preferred in the Senate.

  • At the inquiry he bought his acquittal from a courtier and his accusers were executed.

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