Syn. — To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate; release; discharge. See Absolve.
ACQUITMENT
Ac*quit"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. aquitement.]
Defn: Acquittal. [Obs.] Milton.
ACQUITTAL
Ac*quit"tal, n.
1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.
2. (Law)
Defn: A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court. Bouvier.
ACQUITTANCE
Ac*quit"tance, n. Etym: [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See Acquit.]
1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. You can produce acquittances For such a sum, from special officers. Shak.