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acquitter

/a.ki.te/ noun

One who acquits or releases.

Word Origin Acquit comes from Latin 'ad-' 'to' and 'quiescere' 'to rest, be quiet'—so to acquit someone is to set them at rest, to free them from a charge. An acquitter is one who acquits. The same root gives us 'quiet,' 'quit' (to leave, to rest from), and 'requite' (to pay back, to settle). The idea: bringing peace.

noun One who acquits or releases. countable

The judge served as the acquitter, releasing the defendant after the trial.

(名词) 释放者；开释者

法官作为释放者，在审判后释放了被告。

(sustantivo) absolvedor; liberador; quien absuelve [Quien absuelve o libera.]

El juez fungió como absolvedor, liberando al acusado después del juicio.

(nom) Personne qui acquitte ou libère.

Le juge a joué le rôle de l'**acquitter**, libérant l'accusé à l'issue du procès.

(Substantiv) Freisprecher [**acquitter** (Subst.) – eine Person, die jemanden freispricht oder von einer Verpflichtung entbindet.]

Der Richter fungierte als **acquitter** und sprach den Angeklagten nach dem Prozess frei.

(名詞) 放免するまたは解放する人。

裁判官は解放者の役割を果たし、裁判の後に被告を釈放した。

(substantivo) absolvedor; libertador [Aquele que absolve ou liberta.]

O juiz atuou como absolvedor, libertando o réu após o julgamento.

Synonyms: exonerator releaser absolver pardoner deliverer liberator vindicator Antonyms: condemner accuser prosecutor incriminator
Word parts: ac + quit + er

Related words

acquit acquittal quitter quittance quietly quietness quietude requital disquieting disquietude unquiet

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