Sample sentences for ACQUIT - verbalworkout.com

2 meanings

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1 —as in:
she was acquitted

Definition

to officially find "not guilty" of criminal charges; or (informally) to find someone innocent of a charge of having done wrong

acquit = officially find "not guilty"

Other Uses (with this meaning)

acquitted = officially found "not guilty"

Despite acquittal on criminal charges, controversy remains and civil charges may be pending.

acquittal = an official finding of "not guilty"

Better acquit ten guilty men than punish one innocent man!
Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- The Brothers Karamazov

acquit = officially find "not guilty"

She is to be tried today, and I hope, I sincerely hope, that she will be acquitted.
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

acquitted = officially found "not guilty"

A jury's not made up of battered women, but they've been known to acquit them before.
Jodi Picoult -- Nineteen Minutes

acquit = officially found "not guilty"

Then he said I was acquitted and the whole case was closed.
S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders

acquitted = officially found "not guilty"

"You think they'll acquit him that fast?" asked Jem.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

acquit = officially declare "not guilty"

Frankly, I don't see how we can vote for acquittal.
Reginald Rose -- Twelve Angry Men

acquittal = an official finding of "not guilty"

As long as a stream of witnesses supported her, she could hope for acquittal or at least a delay of conviction.
Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing

acquittal = an official finding of "not guilty"

2 —as in:
she acquitted herself well

Definition

to handle oneself in a specified way — which is typically in a positive way

Although they did not win, the team acquitted itself well and we were proud to have them represent us.

acquitted = handled (itself in a specified way)

Other Uses (with this meaning)

acquitted = handled (oneself in a specified way)

Twice I actually hired myself as an under-mate in a Greenland whaler, and acquitted myself to admiration.
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

acquitted = handled

After all that I said to her as we came along, I thought she would have behaved better; I told her how much might depend upon her acquitting herself well at first.
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park

acquitting = handling (in the specified way)

Danglars acquitted himself like a man placed between two dangerous positions, and who is rendered brave by fear.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo