Acquittal and Execution

Acquittal

Acquittal noun - A setting free from a charge of wrongdoing.

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Execution and acquittal are semantically related. in discharge topic. In some cases you can use "Execution" instead a noun "Acquittal".

Nearby Words: acquit, acquitted, acquitting

Execution noun - The doing of an action.

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Acquittal and execution are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acquittal" instead a noun "Execution".

full	full acquittal	full execution
complete	complete acquittal	complete execution
outright	outright acquittal	outright execution
subsequent	subsequent acquittal	subsequent execution
Other adjectives: eventual, pending.

Until the 19th century, prisons were seen as holding places for criminal suspects until the authorities could determine what else to do with them, whether that be a day in the stocks, whipping, fines, penal labor, execution, etc., or acquittal.

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