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to acquit
01
to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime
Transitive: to acquit a defendant
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
acquit
3rd person singular
acquits
Present participle
acquitting
Past simple
acquitted
Past participle
acquitted
Examples
The company was accused of wrongdoing, but after a thorough investigation, they were acquitted of any illegal activities.
02
to behave or perform in a particular manner
Transitive: to acquit oneself in a specific manner
Examples
He acquitted himself well during the presentation, impressing the board with his ideas.
Lexical Tree
acquitted
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