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

Judge Dugan pleaded not guilty, and a jury acquitted her on a misdemeanor charge of concealing a wanted person.

From The Wall Street Journal

Simpson was acquitted of murder charges, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the charts, and the first Toy Story movie hit the theaters.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has defended Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein and most recently Karen Read, who was acquitted in June in a case that drew national attention involving the death of her police-officer boyfriend.

From The Wall Street Journal

Double jeopardy rules allow for cases where a person has already been acquitted to be re-tried in exceptional circumstances where new and compelling evidence has come to light.

From BBC

Another man had also accused Harris of indecent assault, but this charge was among those he was acquitted of.

From BBC