Acquitted Meaning in English
word · lemma: acquit
/əˈkwɪtɪd/
uh-KWIT-id
/ɐkwˈɪtɪd/
uh-KWIT-id
Definition
Said about someone who has been officially declared not guilty of a crime by a court.
Usage & Nuances
Formal/legal term, usually only used about court cases. Common collocation: 'acquitted of all charges.' Do not confuse with 'pardoned' (released even if guilty); 'acquitted' means proven not guilty.
Spanish: absueltoPortuguese (BR): inocentado - absolvidoPortuguese (PT): absolvidoChinese (Simplified): 宣判无罪Chinese (Traditional): 宣判無罪Hindi: बरी कर दिया गयाArabic: بُرِئBengali: দোষমুক্ত ঘোষণা করা হয়েছে - নির্দোষ প্রমাণিতRussian: оправданJapanese: 無罪判決を受けたVietnamese: được tuyên bố vô tộiKorean: 무죄 판결을 받은Turkish: beraat ettiUrdu: بری کر دیا گیاIndonesian: dibebaskan dari tuduhan
Example Sentences
He was acquitted after the trial.
basic
The jury acquitted her of all charges.
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They were acquitted because there was not enough evidence.
basic
After months in court, the defendant was finally acquitted.
natural
He felt enormous relief when he heard he’d been acquitted.
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The headline read: 'Mayor acquitted in corruption case.'
natural