acquittal C2+ Topic:People & Society US /əˈkwɪtəl/ UK /əˈkwɪt(ə)l/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a judgment that a person is not guilty of the charge Her acquittal came after only an hour of deliberation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a judgment that a person is... absolutionexonerationexculpationvindicationdischargeclearance ↔ Opposites convictioncondemnation Word family Related forms acquitacquittance Etymology AI details From acquit + -al, from Old French aquiter ('to release, set free'), ultimately from Latin ad- ('to') + quietus ('at rest, free'). aquiter Old French quietus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # acquittal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈkwɪtəl/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈkwɪt(ə)l/ ## Meanings 1. a judgment that a person is not guilty of the charge ## Examples - Her acquittal came after only an hour of deliberation. ## Synonyms - absolution - exoneration - exculpation - vindication - discharge - clearance ## Antonyms - conviction - condemnation ## Related Forms - acquit - acquittance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aquiter - Root: quietus ## Etymology From acquit + -al, from Old French aquiter ('to release, set free'), ultimately from Latin ad- ('to') + quietus ('at rest, free'). ## AI Etymology Acquittal is from acquit + -al, from Old French aquiter ('to release, set free'), ultimately from Latin ad- ('to') + quietus ('at rest, free'). Important recorded forms include aquiter (Old French) and quietus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a judgment that a person is not guilty of the charge. The wider family includes related words such as acquit and acquittance. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown