Betydelse av acquit på svenska

• 0 to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime:

  • She was acquitted of all the charges against her.

  • Five months ago he was acquitted on a shoplifting charge.

  • I thought that he acquitted himself admirably in today's meeting.

• 1 to decide officially in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a particular crime:

  • She was acquitted.

  • The jury acquitted him.

• 2 to cause yourself to perform or behave in the stated way:

  • She acquitted herself well, finishing second.