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Synonyms for acquittal
əˈkwɪt lac·quit·tal
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
acquittalnoun
Acquittal is a release from a charge, after trial, as not guilty. Pardon is a removal of penalty from one who has been adjudged guilty. Acquittal is by the decision of a court, commonly of a jury; pardon is the act of the executive. An innocent man may demand acquittal, and need not plead for pardon. Pardon supposes an offense; yet, as our laws stand, to grant a pardon is sometimes the only way to release one who has been wrongly convicted. Oblivion, from the Latin, signifies overlooking and virtually forgetting an offense, so that the offender stands before the law in all respects as if it had never been committed. Amnesty brings the same idea through the Greek. Pardon affects individuals; amnesty and oblivion are said of great numbers. Pardon is oftenest applied to the ordinary administration of law; amnesty, to national and military affairs. An amnesty is issued after war, insurrection, or rebellion; it is often granted by "an act of oblivion," and includes a full pardon of all offenders who come within its provisions. Absolution is a religious word (compare synonyms for ABSOLVE). Remission is a discharge from penalty; as, the remission of a fine.
Synonyms:
absolution, amnesty, forbearance, forgiveness, mercy, oblivion, pardon, pardon, remissionAntonyms:
penalty, punishment, retaliation, retribution, vengeancePreposition:
A pardon to or for the offenders; for all offenses; the pardon of offenders or offenses.
Princeton's WordNet
acquittalnoun
a judgment of not guilty
Antonyms:
judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence, conviction
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
acquittalnoun
Synonyms:
discharge, release, deliverance, liberation, exoneration, clearance, absolution, acquittance
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
acquittalnoun
Synonyms:
release, discharge, exoneration, exculpation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "acquittal":
absolution, acquitted, exoneration, cleared, discharge, innocence
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5685 | discharge | |
#8158 | mercy | |
#8812 | cleared | |
#13192 | amnesty | |
#14769 | innocence | |
#15356 | forgiveness | |
#17724 | pardon | |
#21253 | oblivion | |
#25987 | remission | |
#35996 | acquitted | |
#50293 | forbearance | |
#52432 | acquittal | |
#57038 | absolution | |
#138745 | exoneration |
How to use acquittal in a sentence?
This is a very appropriate and clear verdict on people that committed the crime, this, in fact, was the maximum sentence for the charges. The surprise was the acquittal.
You can't have an acquittal unless you have a trial and you can't have a trial without witnesses and documents. So he can say he was acquitted, and the headlines can say acquitted but he's impeached forever.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:
The speaker of The House says that Senate Republicans refuses to accept this acquittal, whatever that means. Perhaps Senate Republicans will tear up the verdict like Senate Republicans tore up the State of the Union address. So I would ask my distinguished colleagues across the aisle, is this really, really where you want to go ?
An analysis should be done to make sure the cost is worth it to the Justice Department and to the American people, and if there is an acquittal, it would raise questions, as a practical matter, about the length and depth of the( Durham) probe.
Was Villanova University prejudicial to Cosby's case in the sense that Villanova University hurt Bill Cosby chances of getting an acquittal ? Sure. But Villanova University needs to be unfairly prejudicial( for a successful appeal).
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