acquitted
/əˈkwɪtɪd/ adjective C1- Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
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Having acquitted themselves of their errand, and exchanged a hearty shake of the hand with Edmond, Danglars and Caderousse took their places beside Fernand and old Dantès,—the latter of whom attracted universal notice.
So had the Quarter Sessions, at which he was acquitted as having acted in self-defense.
Danglars acquitted himself like a man placed between two dangerous positions, and who is rendered brave by fear.
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