acquitted

[ uh-kwit-id ]

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.

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 ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·ac·quit·ted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of acquitted¹

acquit + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

If an accused person is acquitted, courts will still be able to apply protection orders on them if there is sufficient evidence indicating they still pose a risk to someone.

From BBC

Those later formed the basis of a criminal trial at the end of which he was acquitted of all charges.

From BBC

He was acquitted of perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.

From BBC

“Had there been one case charged and only one, there’s certainly a reasonable possibility that a judge or jury would have acquitted. The problem was one after another.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sussmann was acquitted by a jury after only six hours of deliberation.

From Salon