acquit
ac·quit·ted ac·quit·ting [Old French
acquiter to pay off, absolve, acquit, from
a-, prefix marking causation +
quite free (of an obligation)]
vt : to discharge completely: as
a : to release from liability for a debt or other obligation usually used in agreements [forever release, , and discharge each other]
b : to absolve (a criminal defendant) of a charge by judicial process
c : to clear of wrongdoing [the fact…does not them of misrepresentation "
In re Hiller, 694 P.2d 540 (1985)"]
vi : to absolve a defendant of criminal liability [must if any reasonable doubt existed "
Commonwealth v. Gagliardi, 638 N.E.2d 20 (1994)"] compare
convict