acquittal

UK: /əˈkwɪt^əl/ US: /əˈkwɪtəl/ ,(ə kwit′l)

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ac•quit•tal /əˈkwɪtəl/   n. 

1. the act of declaring someone not guilty:
   [uncountable] The jury voted for acquittal.
   [countable] How many acquittals were there?

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•quit•tal  (ə kwit′l), n. 

1. the act of acquitting;
   discharge.
2. the state of being acquitted;
   release.
3. the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc.
4. Law judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.

• Anglo-French; see acquit, -al²
• late Middle English a(c)quitaille 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

acquittal / əˈkwɪt^əl/ noun

1. the deliverance and release of a person appearing before a court on a charge of crime, as by a finding of not guilty
2. a discharge or release from an obligation, duty, debt, etc