acquittal
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
-al
quit
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
acquittal
an acquitting (releasing from a duty, obligation etc.); discharge of duty, obligation, etc.
开释, 释放, 履行
Dissection of acquittal
acquittal = ac- (to) + quitt (=quit, rest) + -al (suffix for noun, as in proposal);
acquittal = letting someone rest;
acquittal = an act of releasing someone from a duty or an obligation;
acquittal = also extended further to mean an act of setting someone free
Now Repeat my Dissection
acquittal = letting someone rest;
acquittal = an act of releasing someone from a duty or an obligation;
acquittal = also extended further to mean an act of setting someone free
Important roots for this word:
ac-
-al
quit
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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