English → Latin
“acquittal” in Latin
absolūtiōan acquittal, absolving; completion, perfection, consummation; completeness; riddance, deliverance, dischargelīberātiōliberation, releaseculpafault, defect, weakness, frailty, temptation; blame, guilt; crime, punishable act, mischief, sin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
acquittal
absolutio (anybody’s alicujus; alicujus rei; e.g. majestatis): liberatio (alicujus rei; e.g., culpae).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for acquittal?
- The usual Latin words for “acquittal” are absolūtiō, līberātiō, culpa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.