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Adjective acquitted has 1 sense
- acquitted, 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"
Antonym: guilty (indirect, via innocent)
Verb acquit has 2 senses
- acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
--1 is one way to pronounce, label, judge
Antonyms: convict
Sample sentence:
They want to acquit the prisoners
- behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
--2 is a kind of hold, carry, bear; act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
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