acquittance
noun
ac·quit·tance ə-ˈkwi-tᵊn(t)s 
: a document evidencing a discharge from an obligation
especially : a receipt in full
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In April, an influential Hubei doctor, Yu Xiangdong, was removed from a hospital management position for questioning the efficacy of the remedies, an acquittance confirmed. 
Dake Kang, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2020 The defense will argue that prosecutors don't have sufficient evidence tying Marsh to the attack in Wilsonville and are relying on an acquittance who implicated Marsh to gain leniency. Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, 8 Aug. 2017
Dake Kang, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2020 The defense will argue that prosecutors don't have sufficient evidence tying Marsh to the attack in Wilsonville and are relying on an acquittance who implicated Marsh to gain leniency. Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, 8 Aug. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Middle English aquitaunce "repayment, release, document showing repayment of a debt," borrowed from Anglo-French, from acquitant (present participle of aquiter "to acquit") + -aunce -ance
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
acquittance
noun
ac·quit·tance ə-ˈkwit-ᵊns
: acquittal sense 1
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