ACQUITTAL

ACQUIT'TAL, noun A judicial setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense; as, by verdict of a jury, or sentence of a court.The acquittal of a principal operates as an acquittal of the accessories.

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acquittal. Acquittal, n. a deliverance, discharge, release

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Ac‐quit″tal (�), n. 1. 1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.
2. 2. (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court. Bouvier.