Acquittal
Definition
The action of paying a debt, an invoice, or a financial obligation; settlement of an outstanding payment. In the legal field, it represents a definitive judicial ruling whereby a defendant is declared innocent of the criminal acts for which they were prosecuted, being exonerated from criminal liability.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Acquittal
- Payment
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, structural plural form: achitări, definite singular articulation: achitarea. |
| Formation | Noun of action derived from the verb 'a achita' combined with the standard nominal suffix '-are'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ki.ˈta.re] |
| Source | Lexicon of Legal Terms, Economic Typologies, and Grammar |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Compania a solicitat o dovadă de achitare pentru a putea debloca livrarea mărfurilor comandate.
EN: The company requested a proof of payment in order to unblock the delivery of the ordered goods.
RO: Sentința de achitare pronunțată de magistrați a adus o mare ușurare pentru familia acuzatului.
EN: The acquittal verdict delivered by the magistrates brought great relief to the defendant's family.
RO: Termenul limită pentru această achitare este sfârșitul lunii curente, conform contractului semnat.
EN: The deadline for this payment is the end of the current month, according to the signed contract.
Idioms & Phrases
Dovadă de achitare / Proof of payment / payment receipt
RO: Document oficial (chitanță, extras de cont) care atestă că o sumă de bani a fost transferată cu succes către creditor.
EN: An official document (receipt, bank statement) certifying that an amount of money was successfully transferred to the creditor.
Sentință de achitare / Acquittal verdict / judgment of acquittal
RO: Hotărâre emisă de o instanță de judecată prin care se constată oficial nevinovăția unei persoane acuzate.
EN: A ruling issued by a court of law that officially establishes the innocence of an accused person.
Achitare prin virament bancar / Payment via bank transfer
RO: Metodă de stingere a datoriilor comerciale prin transferarea electronică a fondurilor dintr-un cont în altul.
EN: A method of settling commercial debts by electronically transferring funds from one account to another.
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