acquitment

acquitment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English acquit
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English acquitment

    From acquit + -ment.

    Noun

    acquitment (plural acquitments)

    1. (law) Obsolete form of acquittal.
      Synonyms: absolution, acquittance, assoilment; see also Thesaurus:acquittal

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