acquitting

Variant of acquit

acquit definition

ac·quit (ə kwit′)

transitive verb acquitted -·quit′·ted, acquitting -·quit′·ting

  1. to release from a duty, obligation, etc.
  2. to clear (a person) of a charge, as by declaring him not guilty; exonerate
  3. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave
  4. Archaic to pay (a debt or claim)

Etymology: ME aquiten < OFr aquiter, to free < ML acquitare, to settle a claim < L ad-, to + quietare: see quiet

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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