acquitted

Definitions

To be cleared of a charge; found not guilty of a crime in a court of law.

To have performed one's duties or conducted oneself in a specified manner.

Examples

The jury deliberated for hours before the defendant was finally acquitted of all charges.

After new evidence emerged, the man was acquitted and released from prison.

She felt a sense of relief when the court acquitted her of the false accusations.

Synonyms

absolved exonerated cleared vindicated exculpated discharged freed

Antonyms

convicted condemned sentenced guilty blamed incriminated accused