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Dismissal vs Acquittal - What's the difference?

dismissal | acquittal |

In context|legal|lang=en terms the difference between dismissal and acquittal

is that dismissal is (legal) the rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein while acquittal is (legal) a legal decision that someone is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.

As nouns the difference between dismissal and acquittal

is that dismissal is the act of sending someone away while acquittal is .

dismissal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of sending someone away.
  • (senseid)Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
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  • A written or spoken statement of such an act.
  • Release from confinement; liberation.
  • Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
  • (legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
  • (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.
  • 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.
  • Antonyms

    * conviction * condemnation