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acquit
If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime. -
quit
to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house. -
acquittal
Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent. -
borden
ˈLizzie (Andrew) (ˈlɪzi ) ; lizˈē) 1860-1927; U.S. woman accused and acquitted in a sensational trial (1893) of murdering her father & stepmother (1892) -
compurgation
(formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence -
dreyfus
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1859–1935, French army officer of Jewish descent: convicted of treason 1894, 1899; acquitted 1906.