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acquit someone of something
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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.
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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
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