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Vocabulary Spotlight

Acquittal

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: दोषमुक्ति (doshmukti), बरी होना – A judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of a crime for which they were charged.

Pronunciation

[uh-kwit-l]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Exoneration – दोषमुक्ति (doshmukti)
Clearing – दोषमुक्त करना (doshmukt karna)

Related Words

Verdict – फैसला (faisla)
Pardon – माफी (maafi)

Word Origin

“Acquittal” shabd Old French aur Latin se aaya hai, aur iska matlab hai “freedom from charges”. Yeh 14th century mein English mein aaya.

Word Family

Noun: Acquittal – दोषमुक्ति (doshmukti)

Verb: Acquit – बरी करना (bari karna)

Usage Examples

1. Court ne uske acquittal ka verdict diya aur use riha kar diya.

– The court gave an acquittal verdict and released him.

2. Acquittal ke baad usne apne supporters ka dhanyawad kiya.

– After the acquittal, he thanked his supporters.

Cultural Note

Bharat mein acquittal ka decision kisi vyakti ko nyayik prakriya ke madhyam se riha karta hai, aur wo kanuni taur par doshmukt ho jata hai.

In Context

“Acquittal” ka use court ke decisions mein hota hai jab kisi vyakti ko not guilty ghoshit kiya jata hai.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Acquittal” ka kya matlab hai?

Release from charges (दोषमुक्ति)
Punishment (सजा)
Guilt (दोष)
Verdict (फैसला)

‘Release from charges’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acquittal ka matlab hai kisi vyakti ko doshmukt ghoshit karna.

“Acquittal” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Latin (लैटिन)
Greek (ग्रीक)
German (जर्मन)
Old French (पुरानी फ्रेंच)

‘Old French’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acquittal ka origin Old French “acquitter” se hai.

Acquittal ka opposite kya ho sakta hai?

Verdict (फैसला)
Sentence (सजा)
Conviction (दोषसिद्धि)
Clearance (मुक्ति)

‘Conviction’ sahi jawab hai kyunki conviction acquittal ka opposite hai, jo doshi thehrane ka decision hai.