acquit

acquit (one) of

To determine that one is not guilty of a crime or other wrongdoing. Everyone in the courtroom was shocked when the jury acquitted the defendant of murder.

acquit someone of something

to establish someone's innocence of a criminal charge or the blame for some wrongdoing. The investigator acquitted Wally of the charges.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kameron	KAM-rən, KAM-ə-rən	English (Modern)
Terhi	TER-hee	Finnish
Xabier	sha-bee-ER	Basque, Galician
HÅVard	-	Norwegian
Molly	['mɔli]
Haskel	-	Yiddish