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Acquitted from vs. Acquitted of
Acquitted from
/əˈkwɪtɪd frəm/Examples:
After a lengthy trial, she was acquitted from all charges.He felt a wave of relief when acquitted from the accusations.The jury deliberated for hours before he was acquitted from blame.
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Acquitted of
/əˈkwɪt ʌv/Examples:
The manager was acquitted of all financial misconduct.After the trial, she was acquitted of embezzlement charges.The athlete was finally acquitted of doping allegations.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Acquitted from is less commonly used and might appear awkward in some contexts.
- Acquitted of specifies the charges or accusations from which someone has been cleared.
- To use acquitted of correctly, it often follows by a specific type of crime or charge.
- Remember that of acts as a preposition connecting directly to the type of accusation.
- When in doubt, acquitted of is generally the safer choice in legal contexts.
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