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Verb: acquit (acquitted,acquitting)  u'kwit
  1. Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
    - assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
     
  2. Behave in a certain manner
    - behave, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry

Derived forms: acquitted, acquitting, acquits

See also: acquittal

Type of: act, bear, carry, hold, judge, label, move, pronounce

Antonym: convict

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