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acquit

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  1. (transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  2. (transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
  3. (transitive) to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
  4. (reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
  5. (reflexive) To clear oneself.
  6. (archaic, form-of, participle, past, transitive) past participle of acquit.
  7. (obsolete, transitive) To release, to rescue, to set free.
  8. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To pay for; to atone for.

acquit

  1. (transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  2. (transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
  3. (transitive) to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
  4. (reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
  5. (reflexive) To clear oneself.
  6. (archaic, form-of, participle, past, transitive) past participle of acquit.
  7. (obsolete, transitive) To release, to rescue, to set free.
  8. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To pay for; to atone for.

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condemn, convict
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/əˈkwɪt/
Etymologie (Engels)

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aquiten
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- (“to”) + quitare (“to free”), equivalent to a- + quit. Doublet of acquiet; also related to quit, quiet and acquiesce.

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