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Webster 1913 Edition

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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Acquittal

ACQUIT'TAL

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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.

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