acquitted, ppl. a.
(əˈkwɪtɪd)
Formerly acquit.
[f. acquit v. + -ed.]
Discharged, released, set free, exonerated (from a charge or offence).
| 1679 Marg. Mason Tickler Tickled 8 But what have these acquitted Offenders got by this Excuse? 1780 Burke Sp. Econ. Ref. Wks. III. 247 It is not possible to give a fair verdict by which he will not stand acquitted. |