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acquitted (root: acquit)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective acquitted has 1 sense
- acquitted(s = adj.all) not guilty - declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"
THESAURUS
acquitted
absolved, blotted, canceled, condoned, discharged, disregarded, exculpated, excused, exonerated, expended, forgiven, forgotten, hired, indulged, liquidated, overlooked, paid, paid in full, pardoned, postpaid, prepaid, receipted, redeemed, remitted, reprieved, salaried, settled, shriven, spared, spent, unavenged, uncondemned, unresented, unrevenged, waged, wiped awayROGET THESAURUS
acquitted
Acquittal
N acquittal, acquitment, clearance, exculpation, acquittance, clearance, exoneration, discharge, quietus, absolution, compurgation, reprieve, respite, pardon, impunity, diplomatic immunity, immunity, plea bargain, deal with the prosecutor, no cause for action, no damages, acquitted, uncondemned, unpunished, unchastised, not guilty, not proven, not liable, nemo bis punitur pro codem delicto.
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