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Definition of Acquits
1. acquit [v] - See also: acquit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acquits
Literary usage of Acquits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Homicide in the United States: To which is Appended by Francis Wharton (1875)
"Conviction or acquittal of manslaughter acquits of murder, § 898. Jury- may
convict of minor degree, § 899. In excusable homicide verdict a not §902. ..."
2. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1899)
"... and has great Difficulty in prevailing on them to return Thanks to Heaven for
protecting him—Different Theories on the Subject, and that which acquits ..."
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