Acquittal

Ac-quit′tal

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Noun.

1.

The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.

2.

(Law)

A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.

Bouvier.

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Noun.

A judicial setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense; as, by verdict of a jury, or sentence of a court.

The acquittal of a principal operates as an acquittal of the accessories.

acquittal ‎(countable and uncountable, plural acquittals)

(now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.). [from 15th c.]
(law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]
Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. [from 15th c.]
(now historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.]
(rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance. [from 17th c.]

legal decision of not guilty

acquittance from debt