English-French translations for acquit

• acquitter
  Nous visons une directive dans laquelle tout État membre, toute société postale, puisse s'acquitter de cette tâche. We also provide a directive in which each Member State and each postal service can acquit itself of this task.
• absoudre
• innocenter
  L'effort visant à innocenter le système, à convaincre qu'il existe une issue dans ses propres cadres, est patent. Clearly it is an attempt to acquit the system and persuade us that there is a way out within it.

Definition of acquit

• To declare or find#Verb|find innocent#Adjective|innocent or not guilty
• To discharge#Verb|discharge ; to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil
• ''Followed by'''''''''': to discharge, release#Verb|release, or set free from a burden#Noun|burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge
• To bear#Verb|bear or conduct#Verb|conduct oneself; to perform one's part#Noun|part
• To clear#Verb|clear oneself
• To release#Verb|release, to rescue#Verb|rescue, to set free
• To pay#Verb|pay for; to atone for

Examples

• The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge
• The soldier acquitted herself well in battle
• The orator acquitted himself very poorly

Related words

• acquittal
• acquitted
• be acquitted