transitive verb. To find not guilty of a criminal offense.

transitive verb. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.

transitive verb. To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.

transitive verb. To repay.

Past participle of acquit.

To release or discharge, as from an obligation, accusation, guilt, censure, suspicion, or whatever is laid against or upon a person as a charge or duty; specifically, in law, to pronounce not guilty: as, we acquit a man of evil intentions; the jury acquitted the prisoner.

To atone for.

To settle, as a debt; requite; pay; discharge; fulfil.

With a reflexive pronoun: To clear one's self.

To behave; bear or conduct one's self: as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself indifferently.

. To release; set free; rescue.

Synonyms To exonerate, exculpate, discharge, set free. See absolve.

To behave, act, bear, conduct, demean, deport, or quit (one's self).

past participle. Acquitted; set free; rid of.

transitive verb. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.

transitive verb. To pay for; to atone for.

transitive verb. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from

transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To clear one's self.

transitive verb. To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part

verb. To declare or find not guilty; innocent.

verb. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge.

verb. To pay for; to atone for

verb. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite, to fulfill.

verb. To clear one’s self.

verb. To bear or conduct one’s self; to perform one’s part.

verb. To release, set free, rescue.

verb. Past participle of acquit, set free, rid of.

verb. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

verb. behave in a certain manner

"Don’t get me wrong, I think judges are too slow to use their power in this regard, but it should be that the universe of cases where a reasonable jury will acquit is much, much larger than cases where a judge acting property will grant a motion for judgment of acquittal."