acquit - transcription, translation and pronunciation online

Transcription and pronunciation of the word "acquit" in British and American variants. Detailed translation and examples.

acquit
[əˈkwɪt]
[əˈkwɪt]
Definitions
verb
free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
she was acquitted on all counts
conduct oneself or perform in a specified way.
all the young women in the contest acquitted themselves well
Examples
A jury needed less than half an hour to acquit him of the charges.
If you think that, because he was so drunk, he did not intend or may not have intended to kill or cause grievous bodily harm, then you must acquit him.
The jury that the accused thought must acquit him, came in with a verdict of guilty within 90 minutes.
The third was that there was fresh evidence which could have led the jury to acquit him.
He is acquitted of theft but convicted of handling and sent to prison.
All performers acquitted themselves with considerable talent and enthusiasm and seemed to genuinely enjoy their roles.
In such event they might have acquitted him of murder, though finding him guilty of assisting the offender.
However, it was a wonderful event and the performers all acquitted themselves well.
The five officers were acquitted of manslaughter charges on the direction of the trial judge.
On four of the seven charges he was acquitted ; on the other three the jury was unable to agree.