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title: acquit — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «acquit» in the Judaism dictionary: To behave or perform in a certain way: to acquit yourself well. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# acquit

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**Who acts:** you, I, Thou, We, soldiers, judge · **What happens:** behave, perform, acquit, judge, sin, mark · **To what, where:** certain way, yourself, someone, me, mine iniquity, yourselves · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«acquit» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [acquit in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/acquit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To behave or perform in a certain way: to acquit yourself well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:acquit:m1:1
# text = To behave or perform in a certain way: to acquit yourself well.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	perform	perform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	acquit	acquit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behave** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **perform** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a certain way |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **acquit** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  | well *property* | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer yourself=Source |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To judge someone not guilty in a court of law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:acquit:m2:1
# text = To judge someone not guilty in a court of law.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	judge	judge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **judge** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent someone=Value |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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If I sin, then Thou markest me, and Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. (Writings JOB.10.14, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* If I sin, then Thou markest me, and Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:acquit:x1:1
# text = If I sin, then Thou markest me, and Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sin	sin	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
6	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nsubj	_	_
7	markest	mark	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	14	nsubj	_	_
12	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	acquit	acquit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
15	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	compound	_	_
18	iniquity	iniquity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sin** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mark** | present | Thou | me |  |  | then |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **acquit** | future | Thou | me |  | mine iniquity |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer i=Source |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.10.14, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:acquit:x1:2
# text = (Writings JOB.10.14, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.10.14	JOB.10.14	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We must see how you acquit yourselves at the review.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:acquit:x2:1
# text = We must see how you acquit yourselves at the review.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	acquit	acquit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	yourselves	yourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	review	review	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | must | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **acquit** | present | you | yourselves |  | the review |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer yourselves=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The soldiers acquitted themselves well at the parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:acquit:x3:1
# text = The soldiers acquitted themselves well at the parade.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	acquitted	acquit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acquit** | past | the soldiers | soldiers *= soldier* |  | the parade |  | well *property* | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer themselves=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The judge acquitted the man of the crime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:acquit:x4:1
# text = The judge acquitted the man of the crime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	acquitted	acquit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acquit** | past | the judge | the man of the crime |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer man=Source |

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