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Acquittal vs Amenity - What's the difference?

acquittal | amenity |

As nouns the difference between acquittal and amenity

is that acquittal is while amenity is pleasantness.

acquittal

English

(wikipedia acquittal)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
  • Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
  • (rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance.

    • Related terms

    * acquit * justification * innocence

    Antonyms

    * conviction * condemnation

    amenity

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (amenities)
  • Pleasantness.
    • We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.
  • A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
    • All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable.
  • Convenience.
  • (cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.

    • Synonyms

    * (piece of infrastructure) facility, infrastructure

    Derived terms

    * * *

    Anagrams

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