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Fairytale1990 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

absolve &acquit

Somebody tell me each of the words absolve and acquit belongs to what kind of context and also is it possible to use them interchangably
I d really appriciate your help
  

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Hi, A dictionary will give you details, but here are a couple of broad comments. acquit Often suggests a legal context. eg the jury acquitted him of the crime.

  • Hi, A dictionary will give you details, but here are a couple of broad comments.
  • acquit Often suggests a legal context.
  • eg the jury acquitted him of the crime.
  • Not an uncommon word.
  • absolve Often suggests a religious context.
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Hi,

A dictionary will give you details, but here are a couple of broad comments.

acquit Often suggests a legal context. eg the jury acquitted him of the crime.
Not an uncommon word.

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