To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.

To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions.

To clear one's self.

To find a defendant not guilty of a criminal offense.

In contract law, to release from an obligation; in criminal law, to release from a charge of guilt.

to clear a person of a criminal charge which has been made against them

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

A finding that a person is not guilty of a criminal offence• Criminal Courts

To find an accused person not guilty at a trial.

To free or clear, as from accusation.

When a court lets a person go without any penalty. If a court decides that a person is not guilty of a crime, or the case has not been proved, it will acquit the person.

To find the accused not guilty of a criminal charge at the end of a trial.

To find a criminal defendant not guilty.

To find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.

When a person charged with an indictable offence is found not guilty by a judge or jury.

To absolve from a criminal charge.