Acquit

[Ac*quit·]

To acquit someone is to clear them of charges. Acquitting also has to do with how you carry or present yourself.

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Acquitted; set free; rid of.

Verb
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

Verb
behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"


p. p.
Acquitted; set free; rid of.

v. t.
To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.

v. t.
To pay for; to atone for.

v. t.
To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions.

v. t.
To clear one's self.

v. t.
To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly.


Acquit

Ac*quit" , p. p. Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] Shak.

Acquit

Ac*quit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquitting.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See Quit, and cf. Acquiet.] 1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.
A responsibility that can never be absolutely acquitted.
2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] Shak. 3. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions. 4. Reflexively: (a) To clear one's self.k. (b) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly. Syn. -- To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate; release; discharge. See Absolve.

Acquitted; set free; rid of.

To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.

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