acquit - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

To acquit someone is to clear them of charges. Acquitting also has to do with how you carry or present yourself.

If you're accused of a crime, then the best thing that can happen to you is being acquitted — that means you were cleared or exonerated of the changes. A defense lawyer is trying to acquit their clients. But watch out for another unrelated meaning: acquitting can mean how you behave, conduct, or carry yourself. If you acquit yourself like a champion, then you're acting like a champion.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: acquit

1	v	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
2	v	behave in a certain manner

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: acquit

1

v pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Synonyms:: assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate

Antonyms:: convict
find or declare guilty

Types:: vindicate
clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; whitewash
exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data; purge
clear of a charge

Type of:: judge, label, pronounce
pronounce judgment on

2

v behave in a certain manner

Synonyms:: bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; fluster
be flustered; behave in a confused manner; assert, put forward
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; deal
behave in a certain way towards others; walk around
behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; pose, posture
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; attitudinise, attitudinize
assume certain affected attitudes

Type of:: bear, carry, hold
support or hold in a certain manner; act, move
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)