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acquitted
adjective as in pardoned
Strong matches
- discharged
- excused
- exonerated
- freed
- manumitted
- released
- reprieved
Weak match
adjective as in refunded
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Most were found guilty of conspiring to attempt subversion, while two were acquitted.
Two were acquitted in May, which means 45 people will receive their sentences on Tuesday.
Majors was acquitted of a different assault charge and a charge of aggravated harassment.
Then in 1981 he was acquitted of drug charges after telling a jury at the Old Bailey he was an MI5 agent spying on IRA drug smugglers and gunrunners.
If Arseny really was innocent, they argue, the court would have acquitted him.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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