əˈkwid. ə l, -it ə l also aˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English aquitaille, aquital, from Anglo-French aquitaille, from Old French aquiter to acquit
1. obsolete : payment , requital
2. : release or discharge from debt or other liability
3. : a setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, sentence of a court, or other legal process