ACQUITTAL Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

acquittal

noun

ə-ˈkwi-tᵊl

Definition of acquittal

as in pardon

a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing confidently predicted that his client's trial would result in a full acquittal

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Recent Examples of acquittal Calls to abolish capital punishment or increase transparency have grown after the 2024 acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate, Iwao Hakamada. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 Anthony’s lawyers now argue that decision severely damaged his chances of acquittal. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 The government there charged Nelson Mandela and more than 150 other anti-apartheid activists with treason in a multi-year mass trial that ended in acquittal in 1961. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Recounting the acquittal, Sam suggests Paul’s vindication wasn’t rooted so much in the truth as in the limits of the criminal justice system. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for acquittal

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Noun

One of the eight parole board members who took part in this case, former prosecutor Shontell Walker, was in favor of granting Noling a pardon, according to the board’s recommendation.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
Ocalan and other key PKK figures are excluded from the pardon.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pardon

Noun

Instead of anger, she’s leaned heavily on her faith to choose forgiveness.

— Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Along with this came the profound dread that straight white men (like me) felt about saying a single wrong sentence and facing the possibility of permanent exile without forgiveness.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of forgiveness

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Meanwhile, Iran and Oman were discussing a joint temporary shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz and mind clearing mission, a precursor to a permanent arrangement to administer the waterway.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Its vines blanket trees and power lines, turning roadside clearings into walls of green.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clearing

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Florida also has the highest death row exoneration record out of any other state — 30 since 1973, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
His case has been the subject of documentaries and true-crime podcasts and garnered celebrity attention from Kim Kardashian and actors Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who all support his exoneration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exoneration

Noun

However, ultimate vindication, or at least mitigation on the legal side of things, as well as the potential of AI as a multiplier for Meta's business, is keeping us in the stock.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Strong feelings of certainty, relief, or vindication are often a signal that your identity has done the evaluating, not your critical thinking.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of vindication

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