ACQUIT   

PUBLICISE, CONFORMING to LAW, AND USING OFFICIAL AUTHORITY, the DECISION that a PERSON ACCUSED of a CRIME is NOT GUILTY of that CRIME.
Antonym
  • PUNISHRESTRAIN OR DAMAGE a CULPRIT BECAUSE of his/her CRIMES.
    See also
    • FORGIVEPROMISE someone one ASSUMES to be GUILTY of a CRIME OR MISTAKE which OFFENDS ONE so as to SAY that one WILL NOT HATE THAT PERSON BECAUSE of that CRIME OR MISTAKE.
    Hypernym
    • PUBLICISE REPORT to ALL. (anc: 16/0, child: 2)
    • REPORT ADDRESS others so as to CAUSE them to BECOME AWARE of a FACT. (anc: 15/0, child: 4)
    • ADDRESS SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 14/0, child: 23)
    Other Hypernyms
    • PUBLICISEnew-9e2c8ebd-69d6-48b0-ac8e-bd69d658b07f REPORT to ALL. (anc: 15/2, child: 2)
    • REPORTnew-0e35828c-b50a-46dd-b582-8cb50aa6dda6 ADDRESS others so as to CAUSE them to BECOME AWARE of a FACT. (anc: 14/1, child: 4)
    • ADDRESSnew-b2b104ff-6112-4947-b104-ff611229470d SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 13/0, child: 23)

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