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acquittance |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, n. [OF. aquitance fr aquiter See {Acquit}.] 1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability. 2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. You can produce acquittances For such a sum, from special officers. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, v. t. To acquit. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acquittance n : a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation [syn: {release}]
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