acquit

/ə-ˈkwit/

Middle English aquiten, borrowed from Anglo-French aquiter, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad--quiter, verbal derivative of quite "free, discharged"

verb

  1. to discharge completely (as from an accusation or obligation)

  2. to conduct (oneself) usually satisfactorily especially under stress

  3. to pay off (something, such as a claim or debt)

The court acquitted the prisoner.

behave conduct deport comport acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself.

idiom

  1. to act or behave in a specified way —used to express approval or (less commonly) disapproval of someone's behavior or performance

French phrase

  1. for receipt : (payment), received