acquit
verb (used with object)
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty.
has acquitted
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present perfectof acquit (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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An Ohio jury has acquitted a police officer who in August 2023 shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black woman suspected of shoplifting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
A court in Thailand has acquitted five anti-government protesters charged with attempted violence against the Queen.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
Wilson is two games into his return from a knee injury that occurred in the preseason opener, and he has acquitted himself well so far.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
This was an all-hands-on-deck moment for the paper, which has acquitted itself well.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
He came to these islands twenty years ago, and has here served when occasion arose, and held honorable offices and charges, wherein he has acquitted himself well.
