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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)
- (now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.). [from 15th c.]
- (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.]
- Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. [from 15th c.]
- (historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.]
- (rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance. [from 17th c.]
Alternative forms
- acquital (obsolete)
Antonyms
- conviction
- condemnation
Related terms
- acquit
Translations
acquittal From the web:
- what acquittal means
- what acquittal means in law
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consummation
English
Etymology
From Latin consummatio
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
consummation (countable and uncountable, plural consummations)
- The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.
- The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
- The achievement of perfection.
- Termination; the end (as of the world or of life).
- (law) The date at which the mortgagor becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction.
Translations
consummation From the web:
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- what consummation of marriage
- what does consummation mean in the bible
- what is consummation of marriage in islam
- what is consummation in the bible
- what does consummation mean in mortgage
- what is consummation in real estate
- what does consummation
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