für unschuldig erklären — meaning in English

English meaning

• absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
• acquit verb To decide in court that someone is 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 decide in court that someone is not guilty.
2. verb To pay off or settle something owed, such as a debt.
3. verb To free someone from a duty, obligation or charge.
4. verb To behave in a particular way, especially in carrying out a task.

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