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Acquittal vs Perpetration - What's the difference?

acquittal | perpetration | Related terms |

Acquittal is a related term of perpetration.


As nouns the difference between acquittal and perpetration

is that acquittal is while perpetration is the act of perpetrating.

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

    perpetration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of perpetrating
  • Something (such as a crime) that is perpetrated