Antonyms of noun acquittal

1 sense of acquittal

Sense 1
acquittal -- (a judgment of not guilty)
       Antonym of conviction (Sense 2)
      => conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence -- ((criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acquittal

1 sense of acquittal

Sense 1
acquittal -- (a judgment of not guilty)
       => final judgment, final decision -- (a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment)

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