für unschuldig erklären — meaning in English

English meaning

• absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
• acquit verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

Senses

für unschuldig erklären is used for these senses in English:

• absolve (transitive, legal) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
• acquit (transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

absolve — full definition

1. verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
2. verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.

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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