acquit
uh-KWITverbMeaning to declare someone not guilty in a court
Memory hook AC-QUIT: you can QUIT worrying: not guilty!. The jury foreman stands and reads, “Not guilty!” Rosa can quit worrying: the court has acquitted her.
The jury acquitted the baker of stealing the prize-winning pie.
In context Although the newspapers had already called her guilty, the jury acquitted her after one hour, finding that the evidence proved nothing.
Similar clear, free, discharge, exonerate
Opposite convict, condemn