acquit [verb]

Definition of acquit:

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Synonyms of acquit:

● Assoil

● Clear

● Discharge

● Exculpate

● Exonerate

● Absolve

● Excuse

● Vindicate

● Forgive

● Pardon


Opposite/Antonyms of acquit:

● Condemn

● Accuse

● Blame

● Convict

● Censure

● Damn

● Denounce

● Doom

● Sentence


Sentence/Example of acquit:

The third was that there was fresh evidence which could have led the jury to acquit him.