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acquit
AH0 K W IH1 T : /əˈkwɪt/
Verb
1. To declare not guilty; innocent
2. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge, to find not guilty.
3. To pay for; to atone for.
4. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite, to fulfill.
5. To clear one’s self.
6. To bear or conduct one’s self; to perform one’s part.
7. To release, set free, rescue.
[Source: Wiktionary]
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
[Source: WordNet]
I know Steve acquitted himself quite well, at least as well or better than any skeptic and booster of SBM could hope to do in such a hostile environment, but get a load of the title of the segment, Controversial Medicine: Why your doctor is afraid of alternative health? Link
Arguing that the prosecution’s case relied on the cartoon physics of Wile E. Coyote, a defense attorney urged jurors yesterday to acquit a New York man in a 2009 slaying Link
...one of the Coptic lawyers involved in the case, said he believed the court’s intention had been to acquit the accused all along. Link
Beauty pageant bets acquit themselves well under pressure. Link
...as partial consideration for his/her use of the premises provide, does hereby release, acquit and discharge [them] from any and all claims, demands,... Link
The offensive line also remains an area of concern after it did not acquit itself that well in Saturday’s spring game. Link
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