acquittance
Americannoun
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the act of acquitting.
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the discharge of a debt or obligation.
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a document or receipt as evidence of the discharge of a debt or obligation.
noun
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a release from or settlement of a debt, etc
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a record of this, such as a receipt
Etymology
Origin of acquittance
1300–50; Middle English aquitance < Old French. See acquit, -ance
Vocabulary lists containing acquittance
Example Sentences
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I owe my life to you, and you refuse The acquittance of the interest of the debt, To heap more obligations on me, till I bow beneath them.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
The conversation soon turned on a topic, on which the emigrants every where were peculiarly anxious to be set right with English feeling, namely, their acquittance from the charge of having fled unnecessarily.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
To be lenient and merciful is his inclination, and we are happy to communicate to you this most favorable tender for an acquittance of his claim.
From Shakespeare's Insomnia, and the Causes Thereof by Head, Franklin H. (Franklin Harvey)
About eleven years afterwards, the same merchant gave an acquittance to Henry VIII. of England, for the sum of 152,180 l.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William
It was forced to redeem without redemption and to pay without acquittance.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland by Cleveland, Grover
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