acquit
verb (used with object)
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty.
have acquitted
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present perfectof acquit.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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If Arseny really was innocent, they argue, the court would have acquitted him.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
Ford O'Connell, a Florida Republican strategist, said DeSantis appeared to have acquitted himself well so far.
From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2023
So far, most courts have acquitted the protesters or handed down fines, though in at least one recent case a judge sentenced three activists to prison terms ranging from three to five months.
From Washington Times ● May 16, 2023
“Had you gone to trial, I don’t think there’s any jury that could have acquitted you or would have acquitted you,” the judge said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
He afterwards procured, through Mr. Poinsett, a situation as instructor of junior officers on board a vessel of war bound to the Pacific, and in this condition is said to have acquitted himself well.
From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by William Gannaway Brownlow
