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acquittance

[ uh-kwit-ns ]

noun

  1. the act of acquitting.
  2. the discharge of a debt or obligation.
  3. a document or receipt as evidence of the discharge of a debt or obligation.


acquittance

/ əˈɪəԲ /

noun

  1. a release from or settlement of a debt, etc
  2. a record of this, such as a receipt
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acquittance1

1300–50; Middle English aquitance < Old French. See acquit, -ance
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He fared no better than many of his contemporaries once the Beatles arrived in the U.S. in 1964, but he found his way into other professions through a wide range of friends and acquittances.

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The actual line is: “Awaiting reprisal, death will be their acquittance.”

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In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee.

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Consequently, whatever is received from that trade must be placed to the credit and acquittance of the Philipinas, against the amount charged to them.

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Nay,—I'll not haste thee to thy last acquittance, Ill-fated wretch!—I do repent mine haste.

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