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ac·quit·tal — /əˈkwıtl̩/ noun, pl tals : the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime : the act of acquitting someone [noncount] The case resulted/ended in acquittal of the defendant. Several jurors voted for acquittal. [count] The case… … Useful english dictionary
quit — ac·quit·tal; quit·rent; quit·tor; re·quit·al; re·quit·er; un·re·quit·able; ac·quit; ac·quit·tance; quit; quit·tance; mes·quit; … English syllables
tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… … English syllables
acquittal — ac·quit·tal … English syllables
ac — ac; Ac; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·a·deme; ac·a·de·mia; ac·a·dem·i·cals; ac·a·de·mi·cian; ac·a·dem·i·cism; ac·a·jou; ac·a·leph; ac·a·le·pha; ac·a·le·phae; ac·a·ly·pha; ac·an·tha·ce·ae; ac·an·thar·ia; ac·an·thar·i·an; ac·an·thel·la;… … English syllables
Quittal — Quit tal (kw[i^]t tal), n. Return; requital; quittance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acquittal — Ac*quit tal, n. 1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court. Bouvier. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquittal — ac·quit·tal /ə kwit əl/ n 1: release or discharge from debt or other liability 2: a setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, judgment of a court, or other legal process see also implied acquittal; judgment… … Law dictionary
acquittal — ac|quit|tal [əˈkwıtl] n [U and C] an official statement in a court of law that someone is not guilty … Dictionary of contemporary English
acquittal — ac|quit|tal [ ə kwıtl ] noun count or uncount an official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of: The trial ended in his acquittal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
