v. what a jury or judge sitting without a jury does at the end of...

early 13c., "to satisfy a debt" (either for oneself or on behalf of another), from Old French aquiter "pay, pay up, settle a claim" (12c.), from a "to" (see ad-) + quite [..]

the act of freeing a person from the charge of an offense by means of a decision, verdict or other legal process; to discharge

to release a person from blame or legal responsibility.

to declare innoccent, set free, absolve

v. To free or clear, as from accusation.

To dream that you are acquitted of a crime, denotes that you are about to come into possession of valuable property, but there is danger of a law suit before obtaining possession. To see others acquitted, foretells that your friends will add pleasure to your labors.   

ac·quit·ted ac·quit·ting [Old French acquiter to pay off, absolve, acquit, from a-, prefix marking causation + quite free (of an obligation)] vt : to discharge completely: as a : ...

(v) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges(v) behave in a certain manner

A finding of not guilty by a judge or jury.

To discharge, to find a person accused of criminal charges not guilty after trial.

A court judgment determining a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.

To find not guilty.

A decision by a judge or jury at the end of a criminal trial that finds the accused defendant not guilty.

To find a criminal defendant not guilty.

v. what a jury or judge sitting without a jury does at the end of a criminal trial if the jury or judge finds the accused defendant not guilty

A formal outcome of criminal proceedings when a defendant is found Not Guilty of criminal charges and is thereby acquitted of them.

A finding of not guilty by a judge or jury.

To find a person not guilty of a criminal charge. Acquittal: A finding of not guilty by a judge or jury.

To declare or find not guilty; innocent. *en|condemn,Jersey {{t+check|tr|aklamak Webster 1913 * Century 1914 ----