verb

1. To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

2. To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.

3. Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.

   “The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge.”

Synonyms: absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate