acquit

/ɐkwˈɪt/

/əˈkwɪt/

to acquit

MAIN VERB

to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime

synonyms : assoil

antonyms : convict

behave in a certain manner

synonyms : bear

Examples

1. An all-white jury in Kansas City acquitted the killer, Raymond Bledsoe, the following year.

2. Most medieval English felony juries acquitted.

3. A federal jury in Washington today acquitted the main suspect in the Benghazi, Libya, attacks of all murder charges.

4. Sheppard was acquitted.