acquitmentn.

Brit.

/əˈkwɪtm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈkwɪtm(ə)nt/

Forms: late Middle English acquittement, 1500s– acquitment.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: acquit v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < acquit v. + -ment suffix, originally after Middle French acquitement, acquittement, aquitement, aquittement (French acquittement ) action or act of acquitting (13th cent. in Old French as acquistement in specific sense ‘act of freeing a person from prison’; 1317 in specific sense ‘action of paying back a debt’; the specific sense ‘acquittal of a person from legal charges’ is not paralleled in French until later: 1725). Compare acquittal n., earlier acquittance n., and later acquit n., acquitting n.

Now rare.

The action or an act of acquitting (in various senses of the verb); acquittal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun] > requital or repayment

payment1389

acquitment1431

acquittala1475

quittal1474

requital1556

repayment1561

requite1561

quittancea1593

repay1753

requit1786

repayal1829

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > acquittal or clearing of accusation > [noun]

quittance1426

acquittance1430

acquittal1434

deliverance1485

absolution1569

quittala1634

acquitment1644

acclearmenta1670

1431 in H. M. Flasdieck Mittelengl. Originalurkunden (1926) 99 (MED) We jn recompense of the saide seruices, and in acquittement of the saide dette, haue yeven vnto oure said brother..an annuite and pension.

1550 in R. Milne Blackfriars of Perth (1893) 222 By way of acquitment the said Patrik..has contentit and payit to the said Freir Patrik..ten pundis.

1575 A. Golding tr. Iustification Prince of Orendge 120 Yet can he not hope for any acquitment or deliuerance.

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 59 The indulgent arrears which those judicial acquitments had ingaged him in.

a1677 T. Manton Pract. Expos. Isaiah (1703) 255 'Tis God that justifieth, the whole Business of your Acquitment is carried on by the Lord.

1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 27 Creditable acquitment of ovrselves in any one station of life.

1703 L. Smith Evid. Things not Seen (ed. 2) 14 These guilty Fears and Accusations of a bad Conscience, or comfortable Excusings and Acquitments of a good one,..owe their rise to custom of Belief.

1773 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 463/2 After his acquitment at the Old Bailey..The General has his remedy by law against the Bailiff.

1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 255 The judge's certificate of acquitment.

1851 Westm. & Foreign Q. Rev. July 414 The Academicians' personal acquitment of themselves has been fair enough.

1934 H. F. B. Mackay Followers in Way 109 Sums of money which had passed through his hands as Chancellor, and of which he had had legal acquitment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acquitment
释义	acquitmentn. Brit. /əˈkwɪtm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈkwɪtm(ə)nt/ Forms: late Middle English acquittement, 1500s– acquitment. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: acquit v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < acquit v. + -ment suffix, originally after Middle French acquitement, acquittement, aquitement, aquittement (French acquittement ) action or act of acquitting (13th cent. in Old French as acquistement in specific sense ‘act of freeing a person from prison’; 1317 in specific sense ‘action of paying back a debt’; the specific sense ‘acquittal of a person from legal charges’ is not paralleled in French until later: 1725). Compare acquittal n., earlier acquittance n., and later acquit n., acquitting n. Now rare. The action or an act of acquitting (in various senses of the verb); acquittal. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun] > requital or repayment payment1389 acquitment1431 acquittala1475 quittal1474 requital1556 repayment1561 requite1561 quittancea1593 repay1753 requit1786 repayal1829 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > acquittal or clearing of accusation > [noun] quittance1426 acquittance1430 acquittal1434 deliverance1485 absolution1569 quittala1634 acquitment1644 acclearmenta1670 1431 in H. M. Flasdieck Mittelengl. Originalurkunden (1926) 99 (MED) We jn recompense of the saide seruices, and in acquittement of the saide dette, haue yeven vnto oure said brother..an annuite and pension. 1550 in R. Milne Blackfriars of Perth (1893) 222 By way of acquitment the said Patrik..has contentit and payit to the said Freir Patrik..ten pundis. 1575 A. Golding tr. Iustification Prince of Orendge 120 Yet can he not hope for any acquitment or deliuerance. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 59 The indulgent arrears which those judicial acquitments had ingaged him in. a1677 T. Manton Pract. Expos. Isaiah (1703) 255 'Tis God that justifieth, the whole Business of your Acquitment is carried on by the Lord. 1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 27 Creditable acquitment of ovrselves in any one station of life. 1703 L. Smith Evid. Things not Seen (ed. 2) 14 These guilty Fears and Accusations of a bad Conscience, or comfortable Excusings and Acquitments of a good one,..owe their rise to custom of Belief. 1773 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 463/2 After his acquitment at the Old Bailey..The General has his remedy by law against the Bailiff. 1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 255 The judge's certificate of acquitment. 1851 Westm. & Foreign Q. Rev. July 414 The Academicians' personal acquitment of themselves has been fair enough. 1934 H. F. B. Mackay Followers in Way 109 Sums of money which had passed through his hands as Chancellor, and of which he had had legal acquitment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1431
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