acquitted

American  

[uh-kwit-id] / əˈkwɪt ɪd /

adjective

1. having been declared not guilty of a crime.

   The mayor extended condolences to the victim’s family, but also expressed empathy for the acquitted officers.

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noun

1. Usually the acquitted a person or persons who have been declared not guilty of a crime.

   None of the acquitted received any kind of compensation or redress.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of acquit.

Other Word Forms

• unacquitted adjective

Etymology

Origin of acquitted

acquit + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

He was chased down as a fugitive aboard a Turkish steamer, returned to the U.S. for trial—and acquitted.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1987, Goetz was acquitted of all violent charges and convicted of only a minor gun charge, for which he served eight months in prison.

From The Wall Street Journal

After a day of deliberations, a jury acquitted John Rogers, a 64-year-old former senior adviser in the Fed’s division of international finance, of the most serious charge he was facing.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was an Army lieutenant, prosecuted by a military court for insubordination and then acquitted.

From Los Angeles Times

A jury acquitted Edwards on one charge and deadlocked on the others, causing a mistrial.

From The Wall Street Journal