Acquit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

behave in a certain manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹdɪnˈælɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌmpiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌmpiə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹdɪnˈælɪk/.

Examples

The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
She carried herself well
he bore himself with dignity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

behave carry conduct comport discharge clear assoil exonerate bear deport exculpate

Antonyms

convict

Parts of Speech

verb	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges “The suspect was cleared of the murder charges”
verb	behave in a certain manner “She carried herself well”

Word Forms

acquittal	noun	a judgment of not guilty
clear	noun	the state of being free of suspicion
clearing	noun	the act of freeing from suspicion
exonerative	adjective	providing absolution
exoneration	noun	the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
exculpatory	adjective	clearing of guilt or blame
exculpation	noun	the act of freeing from guilt or blame
bearing	noun	dignified manner or conduct
deportment	noun	(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
conduct	noun	(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
comportment	noun	dignified manner or conduct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

freisprechen

wegen strafrechtlicher Anklage für nicht schuldig erklären

🇫🇷French

acquitter

se déclarer non coupable des accusations criminelles

🇪🇸Spanish

absolver

declararse inocente de cargos criminales

🇮🇹Italian

assolvere

dichiararsi non colpevole delle accuse penali

🇳🇱Dutch

vrijspreken

niet schuldig verklaren aan strafrechtelijke vervolging

🇵🇹Portuguese

absolver

declarar inocente de acusações criminais

🇷🇺Russian

оправдать

объявить невиновным по уголовным обвинениям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बरी करना

आपराधिक आरोपों का दोषी न ठहराएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

খালাস

ফৌজদারি অভিযোগে দোষী নন বলে ঘোষণা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

விடுதலை

கிரிமினல் குற்றச்சாட்டுகளில் குற்றவாளி இல்லை என்று அறிவிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్దోషిగా విడిచిపెట్టు

నేరారోపణలకు నిర్దోషి అని ప్రకటించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दोषमुक्त करणे

गुन्हेगारी आरोपांसाठी दोषी नसल्याचे घोषित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દોષ

ફોજદારી આરોપો માટે દોષિત નથી જાહેર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖುಲಾಸೆಗೊಳಿಸು

ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಲ್ ಆರೋಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റവിമുക്തനാക്കുക

ക്രിമിനൽ കുറ്റങ്ങളിൽ കുറ്റക്കാരനല്ലെന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰੀ

ਅਪਰਾਧਿਕ ਦੋਸ਼ਾਂ ਲਈ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بری کرنا

مجرمانہ الزامات میں قصوروار نہ ہونے کا اعلان کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开释

宣告刑事指控无罪

🇯🇵Japanese

無罪放免

刑事告訴について無罪を宣告する

🇰🇷Korean

무죄를 선고하다

형사 혐의에 대해 무죄를 선고하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tha bổng

tuyên bố không phạm tội hình sự

🇹🇭Thai

พ้นผิด

ระบุว่าไม่มีความผิดในข้อหาอาญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

membebaskan

menyatakan tidak bersalah atas tuntutan pidana

🇵🇭Filipino

pawalang-sala

ipahayag na hindi nagkasala ng mga kasong kriminal

🇲🇾Malay

membebaskan diri

menyatakan tidak bersalah atas tuduhan jenayah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبرئة

أعلن أنه غير مذنب في التهم الجنائية

🇮🇷Persian

تبرئه

اتهامات جنایی را بی گناه اعلام کند

🇹🇷Turkish

beraat

cezai suçlamalardan suçlu olmadığını beyan etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְזַכּוֹת

להכריז על אי אשמה בפלילים

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