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Word entry · 6 letters

acquit

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"Clear of charges"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əˈkwɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aciqtuStarts with AEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2C3Q4U5I6T

Definitions

  1. To clear someone of a criminal charge or accusation.

Used in a sentence

  • If he [Francis Bacon] was convicted, it was because it was impossible to acquit him without offering the grossest outrage to justice and common sense.
  • "You're acquitted, and I'm sorry about the new dent."
  • Midst foes (as champion of the faith) he ment / That palme or cypress should his paines acquite; […]

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