acquittance
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Nay,—I'll not haste thee to thy last acquittance, Ill-fated wretch!—I do repent mine haste.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
If he be innocent, it is his bounden right to receive full acquittance here in the presence of those before whom he has been arraigned.
From Beatrix of Clare by Underwood, Clarence F.
Why, are you aware that this man executed an agreement with his brother, consenting to receive a fifth share of the estate, and costs out of pocket, in complete acquittance of all claims?
From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The conversation soon turned on a topic, on which the emigrants every where were peculiarly anxious to be set right with English feeling, namely, their acquittance from the charge of having fled unnecessarily.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
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