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ac·quit A0063100 (ə-kwĭt′)tr.v. ac·quit·ted, ac·quit·ting, ac·quits 1. Law To find not guilty of a criminal offense.2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner: acquitted herself well during the interview.3. Archaic To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.4. Obsolete To repay. [Middle English aquiten, from Old French aquiter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + quite, free, clear (from Medieval Latin quittus, variant of Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere, to rest; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots).] ac·quit′ter n.IdiomsSeeacquit |