Antonyms for ACQUITTAL
əˈkwɪt lac·quit·tal

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1. acquittalnoun

   Acquittal is a release from a charge, after trial, as not guilty. Pardon is a removal of penalty from one who has been adjudged guilty. Acquittal is by the decision of a court, commonly of a jury; pardon is the act of the executive. An innocent man may demand acquittal, and need not plead for pardon. Pardon supposes an offense; yet, as our laws stand, to grant a pardon is sometimes the only way to release one who has been wrongly convicted. Oblivion, from the Latin, signifies overlooking and virtually forgetting an offense, so that the offender stands before the law in all respects as if it had never been committed. Amnesty brings the same idea through the Greek. Pardon affects individuals; amnesty and oblivion are said of great numbers. Pardon is oftenest applied to the ordinary administration of law; amnesty, to national and military affairs. An amnesty is issued after war, insurrection, or rebellion; it is often granted by "an act of oblivion," and includes a full pardon of all offenders who come within its provisions. Absolution is a religious word (compare synonyms for ABSOLVE). Remission is a discharge from penalty; as, the remission of a fine.

   Antonyms:
   penalty, punishment, retaliation, retribution, vengeance

   Synonyms:
   absolution, amnesty, forbearance, forgiveness, mercy, oblivion, pardon, pardon, remission

   Preposition:
   A pardon to or for the offenders; for all offenses; the pardon of offenders or offenses.

Matched Categories

1. • Final Judgment
   • Law

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acquittalnoun

   a judgment of not guilty

   Antonyms:
   judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence, conviction

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1. acquittalnoun

   Synonyms:
   release, discharge, exoneration, exculpation

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indictment

   the decision of a court that someone is not guilty

   of the three cases that went to trial, two ended in acquittals.

   Submitted by rinat on October 3, 2019  

How to use ACQUITTAL in a sentence?

1. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

   You can't have an acquittal unless you have a trial and you can't have a trial without witnesses and documents. So he can say he was acquitted, and the headlines can say acquitted but he's impeached forever.

2. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   The speaker of The House says that Senate Republicans refuses to accept this acquittal, whatever that means. Perhaps Senate Republicans will tear up the verdict like Senate Republicans tore up the State of the Union address. So I would ask my distinguished colleagues across the aisle, is this really, really where you want to go ?

3. Clarence Rauch Wise:

   The acquittal of O.J. Simpson shows what can happen when you try to frame a guilty person.

4. Cemal Temizoz:

   I fought against terrorism and organized crime, i did the impossible in Cizre: I made it a peaceful town. I request my acquittal.

5. President Clinton:

   It is crucial to our system of justice that we demand the truth. I fear that an acquittal of this President will weaken the legal system by providing an option for those who consider being less than truthful in court.

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