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ACQUITTAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A judgment of not guilty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("acquittal" is a kind of...):
final decision; final judgment (a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Antonym:
conviction ((criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed)
Derivation:
acquit (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges)
