Word: acquittal
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ac
quit
tal
Definition: Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the act or process of. Being conflated with the next definition, a- is used in some dialects to indicate any participle.
Affix: quit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quietus
Language: la
Decoded: quietus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: excused, absolved of
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.