acquit
Betekenis (Engels)
- To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
- To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
- Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
- To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
- To clear oneself.
- past participle of acquit.
- (obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.
- (obsolete) To pay for; to atone for.
Concepten
de absolutie geven
absolveren
ontslaan van verantwoordelijkheid
vereffenen
Synoniemen
find not guilty
comport
issue judgement for
let go of
prove innocent
clear of guilt
make name
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
ac‧quit
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/əˈkwɪt/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English aquī̆ten (“to give in return; to pay, repay; to redeem (a pledge, security), to make good (a promise); to make amends; to relieve of an obligation; to acquit, clear of a charge; to free; to deprive of; to do one's part, acquit oneself; to act, behave (in a certain way)”), from Old French aquiter (“to act, do”) and Medieval Latin acquitāre (“to settle a debt”), from ad- (“prefix meaning ‘to’”) + quitare (“to free”), equivalent to a- + quit. See quit and compare acquiet.
acquit
- To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
- To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
- Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
- To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
- To clear oneself.
- past participle of acquit.
- (obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.
- (obsolete) To pay for; to atone for.
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