1 formal : to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt The jury absolved the defendants of their crimes. Her youth does not absolve her of responsibility for her actions.
How do you absolve someone?
- 1absolve somebody (from/of something) to state formally that someone is not guilty or responsible for something The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? ...
- absolve somebody (from/of something) to give absolution to someone I absolve you from all your sins.
What do you mean by acquittal?
1 : release or discharge from debt or other liability. 2 : a setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, judgment of a court, or other legal process — see also implied acquittal, judgment of acquittal at judgment sense 1a — compare conviction.
