acquitted meaning

Definition of acquitted

1. declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
   • he stands acquitted on all charges
   • the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity

   Synonyms: not guilty

   Similar: innocent

acquitted in a sentence

• The jury acquitted him of the crime.
• The jury has acquitted the accused due to lack of evidence.
• He acquitted himself well.
• The accused was acquitted on two of the charges.
• Several witnesses testified against her but she was acquitted anyway.

How to pronounce acquitted

acquitted is pronounced /əˈkwɪtɪd/ in British English and /əˈkwɪtɪd/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with acquitted

• committed
• fitted
• knitted
• transmitted