acquittance

Example Sentences

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To be lenient and merciful is his inclination, and we are happy to communicate to you this most favorable tender for an acquittance of his claim.

From Shakespeare's Insomnia, and the Causes Thereof by Head, Franklin H. (Franklin Harvey)

Cleret left it, without acquittance; and his conduct was approved by his master.

From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown

And withal he hath got not only acquittance from guilt, but acquaintance with Jesus Christ, the Blessing of the nations, and the Desire of all the families of the earth.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

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)

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