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acquittal

English

Etymology

From acquit +? -al.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??kw?.t(?)l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??kw?.d(?)l/

Noun

acquittal (countable and uncountable, plural acquittals)

  1. (now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.). [from 15th c.]
  2. (law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]
  3. Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. [from 15th c.]
  4. (historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.]
  5. (rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance. [from 17th c.]

Alternative forms

  • acquital (obsolete)

Antonyms

  • conviction
  • condemnation

Related terms

  • acquit

Translations

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consummation

English

Etymology

From Latin consummatio

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

consummation (countable and uncountable, plural consummations)

  1. The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.
  2. The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
  3. The achievement of perfection.
  4. Termination; the end (as of the world or of life).
  5. (law) The date at which the mortgagor becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction.

Translations

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