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acquittal

/əˈkwɪtəl/uh-KWIH-tuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/əˈkwɪtəl/uh-KWIH-tuhl

Meaningthe act of acquitting

Common meaning: a verdict of not guilty

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Journey through time

  1. Latinquietus‘dis- charged, free’source
  2. Late Latinacquietaresource
  3. Old Frenchaquitersource
  4. Middle Englishacwitensource
  5. Englishacquit‘to declare not guilty’
  6. Englishformed in English from acquitacquittal‘a verdict of not guilty’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from acquit + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ACQUIT, p.7 · scan

Source words

  • quietus Latin · source word “discharged, free”

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