büßen — meaning in English

English meaning

• acquit verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
• atone verb To make amends for a wrongdoing or mistake.

Senses

büßen is used for these senses in English:

• acquit (transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.
• atone (ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]

acquit — full definition

1. verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
2. verb To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
3. verb to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
4. verb To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

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