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verb

past tense of acquit
1
as in exonerated
to free from a charge of wrongdoing acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime

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2
as in behaved
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle

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Recent Examples of acquitted
Verb
In 2023 he was acquitted of domestic abuse charges in a case that had laid bare his private life. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Earlier in June, a jury acquitted Gene Evin Atkins, 36, of first-degree murder and deadlocked 10-2 on the second-degree murder charge. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Cook County Judge Koula Fournier acquitted Cheryl Moore of both charges following a bench trial Thursday, according to court records. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 Jordan Patrick Haase, 40, was convicted of second-degree murder, but acquitted of the gang-motivation allegation. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 After the officers were acquitted, riots broke out in Miami, which lasted three days, brought mass destruction and gained international attention. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 And in 2020, the Daily News reported that one Bronx gun suspect was acquitted and two others were allowed to withdraw felony guilty pleas after Habib admitted evidence in the case had been tampered with. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Eight defendants were later found guilty of crimes linked to the robbery and two defendants were acquitted. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitted
  1. cleared
  2. exonerated
  3. behaved
  4. absolved
  5. carried
  6. vindicated
  7. conducted
  8. released
Adjective
  • Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
    — Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What counts as a cleared sidewalk?
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cleared
Verb
  • Serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers was long dead (and never appears in the first four episodes), but the DNA findings exonerated the falsely accused.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hospitalized, then criminally charged, Martinez has since been exonerated.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of exonerated
Verb
  • The region’s leaders complained endlessly of feeling abandoned but never behaved as if abandonment were a significant possibility.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, diners of all ages can be poorly behaved, but kids in restaurants tend to elicit the strongest opinions.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of behaved
Verb
  • The city of Elk Grove had absolved itself and the street design, and California had collectively accepted the inherent danger of automobiles.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That has not always been guaranteed during his time in the Spanish capital, as he has often been absolved of defensive responsibility to maximise his attacking threat.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of absolved
Verb
  • At the celebrations, Torres was also spotted wearing a rubber bracelet with a Spain flag that carried branding from the Guardia Civil — one of the country’s two national law enforcement agencies (the other being the Policia Nacional).
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly 300 poles and 44 power transmission poles need to be repaired or replaced in Gary as a result of the storm, which carried winds of 99 mph (159 kilometers per hour), said Melody Birmingham, an executive at NIPSCO's parent company.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Far from being vindicated, however, she was crushed as a brazen, thorough cover-up emerged.
    — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The two newspapers were briefly silenced by the White House, which persuaded the courts to order them to cease releasing the documents, and then were vindicated when the Supreme Court barred the government from restraining publication.
    — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of vindicated
Verb
  • Two autopsies have been conducted, but neither have yielded a definitive public explanation for Nolan’s manner of death.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The vote, conducted by conference call, does not close the books entirely on the sale.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducted
Verb
  • Hernandez was released the same day on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond with certain conditions, including not to operate any boats or vessels.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After being jailed, Frederick Spears posted bond and was released.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of released

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