acquit
verb- acquit somebody (of something)
to decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime 宣判无罪 The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。 Both defendants were acquitted. 两名被告都被判无罪。 She was acquitted on all charges. 她获宣判所有罪名不成立。 He was acquitted on the grounds of insufficient evidence. 他因证据不足而被判无罪。
- acquit yourself well, badly, etc. (formal)
to perform or behave well, badly, etc. 表现好（或坏等） More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘pay a debt, discharge a liability’): from Old French acquiter, from medieval Latin acquitare ‘pay a debt’, from ad- ‘to’ + quitare ‘set free’.