Meaning of ACQUITTAL
| Pronunciation: | | u'kwitl
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a judgment of not guilty |
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ACQUITTAL is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Antonyms: | | condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence | | |
| | See Also: | | final decision, final judgment | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac*quit"tal\, n.
1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation;
acquittance.
2. (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an
offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.
--Bouvier.
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| Legal Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A release, absolution, or discharge of an obligation or liability. In criminal law the finding of not guilty. |
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| | Related Terms: | | accordance, acquitment, acquittance, adherence, amortization, amortizement, binder, care, carrying out, cash, cash payment, clearance, compliance, condemnation, conformance, conformity, debt service, decision, defrayal, defrayment, deposit, disbursal, discharge, doling out, down payment, earnest, earnest money, execution, fulfillment, heed, heeding, hire purchase, hire purchase plan, installment, installment plan, interest payment, judgment, keeping, landmark decision, liquidation, monthly payments, never-never, observance, observation, paying, paying off, paying out, paying up, payment, payment in kind, payoff, penalty, performance, practice, prepayment, quarterly payments, quittance, regular payments, remittance, respect, retirement, satisfaction, sentence, settlement, sinking-fund payment, spot cash, verdict, weekly payments |
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