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Acquittal

The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.

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Acquit 74% connected

Acquitted; set free; rid of.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acquit 74% connected

Acquitted; set free; rid of.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Allegation noun · 85% connection

(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"

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Bail noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Civil wrong noun · 85% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Complaint noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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False pretence noun · 85% connection

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

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False pretense noun · 85% connection

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

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Insanity plea noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Kidnapping noun · 85% connection

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

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Malice aforethought noun · 85% connection

(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue…

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mens rea noun · 85% connection

(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue…

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Parole noun · 85% connection

(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as lo…

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Partial verdict noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Absolve verb · 78% connection

To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would…

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Accept verb · 78% connection

In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the propert…

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Acceptilation noun · 78% connection

Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.

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Acquittance noun · 78% connection

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

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Auto-da-fe noun · 78% connection

A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.

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Composition noun · 78% connection

The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or…

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Compound verb · 78% connection

To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were sti…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: acquitting, discharge, debt, obligation, acquittance.
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Compounder noun · 78% connection

One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: acquitting, discharge, debt, obligation, acquittance.
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Confession noun · 78% connection

Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: acquitting, discharge, debt, obligation, acquittance.
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Debenture noun · 78% connection

A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person; the sum…

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Discharge verb · 78% connection

Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation, etc.; acquittance; as…

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Elegit noun · 78% connection

A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not sufficient to sat…

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