| Main Entry: | acquittal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | declaration removing blame |
Synonyms: |
absolution, acquitting, amnesty, clearance, deliverance, discharge, discharging, dismissal, dismissing, exculpation, exemption, exoneration, freeing, letting off, liberation, pardon, release, releasing, relief from, reprieve, vindication |
Antonyms: |
blame, censure, conviction, denunciation, doom, sentence |
| Concept: | Acquittal. |
| Category: | 5. Institutions |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
acquittal, acquitment; clearance, exculpation; acquittance, clearance, exoneration; discharge (release); quietus, absolution, compurgation, reprieve, respite; pardon (forgiveness)., [Exemption from punishment] impunity.
-verbs
acquit, exculpate, exonerate, clear; absolve, whitewash, assoil; discharge, release; liberate., reprieve, respite; pardon (forgive); let off, let off scot- free.
-adjectives
acquitted; uncondemned, unpunished, unchastised.
-phrases
nemo bis punitur pro codem delicto.
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Antonyms: |
condemnation |
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