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.

Other Word Forms

• unacquitted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of acquitted¹

acquit + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

She said that while three defendants were acquitted by the appeals court, it had increased others' sentences.

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"The defendant was acquitted," an official from the Jeonju District Court told AFP Friday.

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The judges acquitted Surinder Koli, saying courts had earlier mainly relied on his confession while convicting him, but they said they did not believe it had been voluntary.

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Kastrati was earlier acquitted of charges of breach of the peace, stealing a car and motoring offences when the prosecution withdrew the charges.

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The Paris criminal court acquitted a fifth man in the case.

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