different between acquittal vs fulfilment

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

English

Alternative forms

• (chiefly US) fulfillment

Etymology

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) +? fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fo?ol-fíl-m?nt, IPA^(key): /f?l?f?l.m?nt/

Noun

fulfilment (countable and uncountable, plural fulfilments)

1. The act of fulfilling.
2. The state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.
3. The act of consummating a desire or promise.
4. (business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

Translations

References

• The Random House College Dictionary 1973