acquittal vs dismission

acquittal

noun
  • The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. 

  • A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. 

  • Avoidance of danger; deliverance. 

  • Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. 

dismission

noun
  • The act of dismissing or sending away (someone). 

  • Removal from office; termination of employment or services, or position in ones affections. 

  • The setting aside (of something) from consideration. 

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