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アクイット (あくいっと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アクイット

also: あくうぃっと

Meanings

1

noun

acquit

Legal term borrowed from English; used in Japanese legal contexts to mean a verdict of not guilty or to clear someone of charges.

裁さい判ばん所しょは被ひ告こくをアクイットとした。
The court acquitted the defendant.

Written forms

アクイット
Most common katakana spelling for this loanword.
アクウィット
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting a closer approximation of the English 'w' sound.

Similar words

無む罪ざい
無罪 is the native Japanese term for 'innocence' or 'not guilty', while アクイット is a direct loanword used in specific legal jargon.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'acquit'.