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acquitted

[ uh-kwit-id ]

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adjective

having been declared not guilty of a crime:
The mayor extended condolences to the victim’s family, but also expressed empathy for the acquitted officers.

noun

Usually the acquitted. a person or persons who have been declared not guilty of a crime:
None of the acquitted received any kind of compensation or redress.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of acquit ( def ).

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acquitted¹

acquit + -ed ²( def )

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Sgt Martyn Blake has already been unanimously acquitted of murder by a jury having carefully considered all the facts and evidence.

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Two of the defendants were acquitted in May.

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A fifth defendant was acquitted, and another suspect was fatally shot by police.

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The boy was charged with murder and manslaughter, but was acquitted of the more serious charge on Tuesday.

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While in prison for other offences, Dunlop boasted to a prison guard about getting away with the killing, but he could not be prosecuted again for the same crime after being acquitted twice.

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