释义 |
acquit someone of something collocation to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime: 宣判…无罪 She was acquitted of all the charges against her.她被宣判无罪,所有对其指控皆不成立。 If the case is not brought to trial, the defendant is automatically acquitted of all charges. See
acquit A federal jury acquitted them of the charges. The jury acquitted him of libel because they were persuaded that the accusations he made were true. He was acquitted of manslaughter but convicted of a lesser charge of obstruction of justice. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Innocent acquit acquittal be above/beyond reproachidiom be in the clearidiom beat the rapidiom cleared come up/out smelling of rosesidiom culpability culpably exculpate guiltless guiltlessly inculpable innocence innocency reproach self-exculpation sinless sinlessly squeaky-clean |