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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
acquit .
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Examples
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If you have a jury trial right, the judge denies that right to you, and then acquits you in a bench trial, were you injured?
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Making her film debut here, Decker acquits herself with disarming sincerity and sweetness in a movie that, once everyone decamps for an impromptu vacation, seems to have been designed chiefly as a Hawaii getaway for Sandler and his handpicked friends.
Ann Hornaday reviews 'Just Go With It,' with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Ann Hornaday 2011
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But the moonlighting Mr. Ritter, whose full-time job is as an alt-country singer-songwriter, acquits himself quite well.
Unfamiliar Journeys Sam Sacks 2011
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Tim Rowe acquits himself well as Dr. Boon, and director Jason Damian gives his film a tighter focus this time around.
Mortal Kombat Fan Film a Diamond in the Rough | Fan Cinema Today 2009
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By and large, though, this "Arabian Nights" acquits itself as a spirited and resourceful catalogue of ancient tales, evocatively enhanced by the least intrusive of design elements.
Weaving a web of seductive stories Peter Marks 2011
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The former, a cultural and environmental historian, acquits herself admirably, distilling fact from fiction, employing supple and incisive prose, and trailing casual acumen in her measured wake.
Cover to Cover 2009
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He acquits himself admirably if you grade on a scale.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Is Chris Rock Any F***ing Good on Broadway? Michael Giltz 2011
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The former, a cultural and environmental historian, acquits herself admirably, distilling fact from fiction, employing supple and incisive prose, and trailing casual acumen in her measured wake.
Cover to Cover 2009
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He acquits himself admirably if you grade on a scale.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Is Chris Rock Any F***ing Good on Broadway? Michael Giltz 2011
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Leonardo DiCaprio acquits himself well enough from beneath a thick icing of facial prosthetics.
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