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acquitel (1311)
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acquitel (1311)

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acquitaill,  acquitaille,  acquitell,  acquitelle  
  FEW:  quietus 2/ii,1473a Gdf:  aquital 1,368a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  quite (*)  DMF:  acquittal  TLF: ∅ OED:  acquittal n.  MED:  aquitaille n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1lawrelease from financial liability: 
( 1311 )  Il y ad acquitel en le droit entre seignour et tenaunt et un auter manere d’acquitance ou home se oblige par son fait demene  YBB Ed II xi 170
( 1435 )  (none of the hostages) eit ascun maner de acquitaill ou descharge envers ascun de les executours […] sinon de la dite summe de ix mille escutz  Rot Parl1 iv 489
2lawacquittal: 
( 1469 )  la acquitell duist aver esté recoveré mayntenaunt per cest plee avauntdit, quar per son plé il confesse l’acquitell  Readings i 71.24-5
( 1472-73 )  il ne poet disheriter lour issue de lour gerranti vers le donour et auxi d’acquitelle que est bone reason  Exchequer Chamber ii 21
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